Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland
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 hypo...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Language: | English |
Published: |
1993
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/ecu/f/0000-embargo-holder.txt |
id |
ftunivnorthcag:oai:libres.uncg.edu/6133 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivnorthcag:oai:libres.uncg.edu/6133 2024-02-11T10:05:56+01:00 Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland NC DOCKS at East Carolina University 1993 http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/ecu/f/0000-embargo-holder.txt English eng http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/ecu/f/0000-embargo-holder.txt 1993 ftunivnorthcag 2024-01-27T23:44:38Z 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. Other/Unknown Material Newfoundland University of North Carolina: NC DOCKS (Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship) Canada |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of North Carolina: NC DOCKS (Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship) |
op_collection_id |
ftunivnorthcag |
language |
English |
description |
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. |
author |
NC DOCKS at East Carolina University |
spellingShingle |
NC DOCKS at East Carolina University Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland |
author_facet |
NC DOCKS at East Carolina University |
author_sort |
NC DOCKS at East Carolina University |
title |
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland |
title_short |
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland |
title_full |
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland |
title_fullStr |
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland |
title_full_unstemmed |
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland |
title_sort |
stereotypes of stutterers and nonstutterers in three rural communities in newfoundland |
publishDate |
1993 |
url |
http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/ecu/f/0000-embargo-holder.txt |
geographic |
Canada |
geographic_facet |
Canada |
genre |
Newfoundland |
genre_facet |
Newfoundland |
op_relation |
http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/ecu/f/0000-embargo-holder.txt |
_version_ |
1790603286777167872 |