Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland
Author
Stuart, Andrew; Doody, Irene; Kalinowski, Joseph Stanley; Armson, Joy
Abstract
The existence of a negative stereotype of stutterers among residents of three Small, rural communities in Newfoundland, Canada was investigated. Members of these communities (n=106) completed a 25 item semantic differential scale developed by Woods and Williams (1976) which asked them to rate a hypothetical adult male stutterer and nonstutterer. Results indicated that community members perceived hypothetical stutterers in a negative manner in comparison to nonstutterers, despite the fact that 85% of the respondents reported knowing stutterers and 39% reported being related to stutterers. It is suggested the negative stuttering stereotype exists because nonstutterers generalize state to trait anxiety, and because of the nature of the stuttering moment itself. Since this study and previous studies appear to show that the stereotype is not modified by exposure to stutterers, familial relationships, and/or educational background, further research is needed to determine what, if any factor, can modify the pervasive negative stereotype.
Date
1993-12
Citation:
APA:
Stuart, Andrew, & Doody, Irene, & Kalinowski, Joseph Stanley, & Armson, Joy. (December 1993).
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland.
Journal of Fluency Disorders,
18(4),
363-
373. Retrieved from
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1089
MLA:
Stuart, Andrew, and Doody, Irene, and Kalinowski, Joseph Stanley, and Armson, Joy.
"Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland". Journal of Fluency Disorders.
18:4. (363-373),
December 1993.
September 23, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1089.
Chicago:
Stuart, Andrew and Doody, Irene and Kalinowski, Joseph Stanley and Armson, Joy,
"Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland," Journal of Fluency Disorders 18, no.
4 (December 1993),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1089 (accessed
September 23, 2023).
AMA:
Stuart, Andrew, Doody, Irene, Kalinowski, Joseph Stanley, Armson, Joy.
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland. Journal of Fluency Disorders.
December 1993;
18(4):
363-373.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1089. Accessed
September 23, 2023.
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Publisher
East Carolina University