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Personal constructs of fluency: a study comparing stutterers and nonstutterers.

S Naidoo1, Y G Pillay

  • 1University of Durban-Westville, South Africa.

Psychological Reports
|April 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

This study examined personal construct systems related to fluency in stutterers and non-stutterers. Results indicate both groups share stereotypical views on stuttering, challenging previous assumptions about differing fluency constructs.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Speech and Language Pathology

Background:

  • Stuttering is a complex speech disorder affecting communication.
  • Previous research explored cognitive aspects of stuttering, with some theories suggesting differences in personal construct systems between stutterers and non-stutterers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the personal construct systems associated with fluency in individuals who stutter and those who do not.
  • To test Fransella's 1972 hypothesis regarding differences in fluency-related constructs between stutterers and non-stutterers.

Main Methods:

  • Employed the repertory grid technique to assess personal construct systems.
  • Compared the constructs of a group of five stutterers with a control group of five non-stutterers.

Main Results:

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  • Stereotypical notions about stuttering were found to be common in both stutterers and non-stutterers.
  • The study did not find evidence to support the idea that constructs related to fluency differ between stutterers and non-stutterers.

Conclusions:

  • Personal construct systems regarding fluency do not appear to differ significantly between stutterers and non-stutterers.
  • Stereotypes about stuttering are prevalent across both groups, suggesting shared cognitive frameworks rather than distinct communication subsystems.