Date of Award
12-18-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Disorders, MCD
First Advisor
Amy Shollenbarger
Committee Members
Arianne Pait; Christina Akbari; Joy Good
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2015 T34
Abstract
There is ample research on the public’s perception of individuals who stutter, but little research was found about the public’s knowledge about the definition and etiology of stuttering. The present study attempted to address whether college students in a specific area of study possessed either quantitative or qualitative differences in their knowledge about the definition and etiology of stuttering. Subjects included 80 males and 100 females across 9 different academic colleges to assess their knowledge of stuttering. Five open response questions were presented to each participant. Responses were orthographically transcribed and coded based on the current notions on the etiology and definition of stuttering. Stuttering was defined as repetitions with the most frequency. For the etiology of stuttering, a great majority of college students said that they did not know what caused it or that it was caused by nervousness. Overall, the college students did not exhibit adequate knowledge about stuttering.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Terry, Nichole Marie, "College Students' Knowledge About Stuttering: A Preliminary Investigation" (2015). Student Theses and Dissertations. 688.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/688
