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Listeners' attitudes toward children with voice problems.

Estella P-M Ma1, Camille H-Y Yu

  • 1Correspondence to Estella P.-M. Ma: estella.ma@hku.hk.

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Children with voice problems, or dysphonia, are perceived less favorably by listeners, including teachers. These negative perceptions highlight the need for early identification and intervention for pediatric voice disorders.

Keywords:
listeners' perceptionnegative stereotypepediatric voice disorderspersonalityphysical appearancesocial characteristics

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Area of Science:

  • Speech-language pathology
  • Child psychology
  • Social perception

Background:

  • Voice problems in children can impact social interactions and perceptions.
  • Understanding societal attitudes towards children with dysphonia is crucial for intervention strategies.
  • Previous research on listener perception of pediatric voice disorders in Chinese populations is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate attitudes of school teachers and other student groups toward children with voice problems in China.
  • To assess listener perceptions of children with and without dysphonia using a semantic differential scale.
  • To explore potential differences in attitudes across listener groups.

Main Methods:

  • Three listener groups (primary school teachers, speech-language pathology students, university students) evaluated 12 voice samples.
  • Voice samples included children with healthy voices and children with dysphonia.
  • A semantic differential scale with 22 bipolar adjective pairs assessed attitudes towards child's personality, social, and physical characteristics.

Main Results:

  • Children with dysphonic voices received significantly lower (less favorable) attitude ratings across all 22 adjective pairs compared to children with healthy voices.
  • No significant differences in attitude ratings were found among the three listener groups.
  • Perceptions of children with voice problems were consistently negative regardless of listener background.

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric voice problems (dysphonia) significantly influence listener perceptions, warranting greater attention.
  • The negative impact of voice disorders on children should not be underestimated.
  • Early identification and intervention are crucial for mitigating the adverse effects of childhood voice problems.