Communication Attitude of Kannada-Speaking School-Age Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter
Rakesh Chowkalli Veerabhadrappa1, Martine Vanryckeghem2, Santosh Maruthy3
1Department of Speech-Language Sciences, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India, cvrakesh.sphg@gmail.com.
Background:
A large body of evidence suggests that the Communication Attitude Test (CAT) is a reliable and valid tool for assessing the speech-associated attitude of school-age children who stutter (CWS).
Objective:
The purpose of the present study was to adapt and validate the CAT for the Kannada-speaking school-age CWS.
Methods:
The original version of the CAT was forward- and back-translated by the first author. The Communication Attitude Test Kannada (CAT-K) was then administered to 293 children who do not stutter (CWNS) and 100 CWS. All children were native speakers of the Kannada language and were between the ages of 7 and 14 years. The Stuttering Severity Instrument-fourth edition (SSI-4) was used to estimate the severity of stuttering.
Results:
The data revealed that, in comparison to CWNS, the CWS' mean CAT-K score was significantly higher, and a significant effect of stuttering severity and age on mean attitude scores was observed. In addition, results showed that the CAT-K is a reliable and valid test.
Conclusion:
The findings suggest the presence of a negative attitude in Kannada-speaking CWS and that the CAT-K is a useful tool in the assessment of Kannada school-age CWS. Given the need for speech-language pathologists to address a speech-associated negative attitude in CWS, incorporating the CAT-K as part of the diagnostic assessment of stuttering is valuable.
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