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Stuttering and social anxiety.

Floris W Kraaimaat1, Martine Vanryckeghem, Rien Van Dam-Baggen

  • 1Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center St. Radboud, P.O. Box 9101, 6599 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. f.kraaimaat@cuks.umcn.nl

Journal of Fluency Disorders
|January 1, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Adults who stutter experience significantly higher social anxiety and discomfort in social situations compared to non-stutterers. This indicates social anxiety assessment is crucial for evaluating stuttering.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Speech and Language Pathology

Background:

  • Social anxiety is a prevalent concern that can significantly impact an individual's quality of life.
  • The relationship between stuttering and social anxiety requires further investigation to understand its full scope.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the presence and extent of social anxiety in adults who stutter.
  • To compare social anxiety levels between adults who stutter and those who do not.
  • To assess the implications of social anxiety for social functioning in individuals who stutter.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Inventory of Interpersonal Situations (IIS) to measure social anxiety.
  • Compared a group of 89 adults who stutter with a control group of 131 non-stutterers.
  • Assessed two components of social anxiety: perceived emotional tension/discomfort and frequency of social responses.

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Main Results:

  • Adults who stutter reported significantly higher emotional tension and discomfort in social situations.
  • Individuals who stutter exhibited a significantly lower frequency of executing social responses.
  • Approximately 50% of stutterers' scores aligned with those of highly socially anxious psychiatric patients.

Conclusions:

  • Adults who stutter experience heightened social anxiety, manifesting as increased discomfort and reduced social engagement.
  • The findings underscore the importance of assessing social anxiety as a key component in the evaluation of adults who stutter.
  • Integrating social anxiety measures into stuttering assessments can lead to more comprehensive and effective treatment approaches.