Effects of Perceived Causality on Perceptions of Persons Who Stutter

Autor/inn/en	Boyle, Michael P.; Blood, Gordon W.; Blood, Ingrid M.
Titel	Effects of Perceived Causality on Perceptions of Persons Who Stutter
Quelle	In: Journal of Fluency Disorders, 34 (2009) 3, S.201-218 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-730X
DOI	10.1016/j.jfludis.2009.09.003
Schlagwörter	Attribution Theory; Stereotypes; Stuttering; Form Classes (Languages); Familiarity; Measures (Individuals); Genetics; Psychology; Negative Attitudes; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Rating Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klischee; Stammer; Stottern; Analytischer Sprachbau; Messdaten; Humangenetik; Psychologie; Negative Fixierung; Rating-Skala
Abstract	This study examined the effects of the perceived cause of stuttering on perceptions of persons who stutter (PWS) using a 7-item social distance scale, a 25-item adjective pair scale and a 2-item visual analogue scale. Two hundred and four university students rated vignettes which varied on describing a PWS with different causalities for stuttering (psychological, genetic, or unknown). Ratings differed significantly according to assigned causality. The vignette with the stuttering due to psychological causes was rated more negatively on 14 adjective pairs and the Social Distance Scale Index when compared to the ratings of vignettes with stuttering caused by either genetic or unknown causes. Interestingly, there were no significant differences between ratings of the vignettes attributing stuttering to either genetic or unknown causes. Neither familiarity with PWS nor the perceived curability of stuttering had any significant association to the ratings. Implications of findings regarding negative stereotypes, stigmatization and perceived causality for PWS are discussed. Educational objectives: Readers will be able to describe and explain: (1) research regarding negative stereotypes and stigma associated with stuttering, (2) research about attribution theory and stigma, (3) two methods used to evaluate stereotypes and stigma in adults, and (4) the negative effects on ratings of PWS due to psychological causality. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10