Stuttering is a chronic condition involving involuntary disruption to speech fluency. While
elevated social anxiety has been found to be a risk factor for adults who have stuttered all
their lives, it is unclear how stuttering influences other negative mood states such as
interpersonal sensitivity and depressive mood. Consequently, controlled research was
conducted that investigated negative affectivity across a number of domains in adults who
stutter. Participants included 200 adults who have stuttered since childhood, with …