Children with hearing loss are at risk for lower self-esteem due to differences from hearing
peers relative to communication skills, physical appearance, and social maturity. This study …

Purpose: Stuttering is a chronic communication disorder resulting in challenging life
experiences for many individuals. This review aimed to integrate qualitative findings on the …

Purpose: Psychosocial disorders have been reported in adults who stutter, especially social
anxiety disorder. Social anxiety has been linked to childhood victimization. It is possible that …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depressive
symptoms and suicidal ideation and living with stuttering while accounting for time, sex, and …

Purpose The experiences of women who stutter have been underresearched. Clinicians
have little guidance from the research literature on issues specific to women who stutter and …

Purpose This study investigated the disclosure practices of people who stutter, and the
relationship between disclosure of stuttering and quality of life. Method Participants were …

Purpose In this study, the author examined the relationship of social support, empowerment,
self-help support group participation, and group identification to quality of life in adults who …

Purpose This study aimed to identify contributors to communicative participation in adults
who stutter. Specifically, it was of interest to determine whether psychosocial variables of self …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore experiences with concealing stuttering in
children and young people who stutter based on recollections from adults. In addition, we …

Purpose This study uses the Simplified Chinese version of the Overall Assessment of the
Speaker's Experience of Stuttering for Adults (OASES-A-SC) to examine the stuttering …