Development of a Psychometric Measure of the Propensity to Consciously Control and Monitor Speech Production

Autor/inn/en	Lo, Eric Siu-Chung; Wong, Andus Wing-Kuen; Tse, Andy Choi-Yeung; Ma, Estella Pui-Man; Whitehill, Tara L.; Masters, Rich S. W.
Titel	Development of a Psychometric Measure of the Propensity to Consciously Control and Monitor Speech Production
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63 (2020) 4, S.963-982 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Speech; Test Construction; Psychometrics; Public Speaking; Anxiety; Interpersonal Competence; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Speech Language Pathology; Speech Impairments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Speaking; Sprechen; Testaufbau; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Vortrag; Angst; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung
Abstract	Purpose: A speech-specific reinvestment scale (SSRS) is a psychometric measure of the propensity to consciously control and monitor speech production. This study develops and validates an SSRS as well as examines its relationship with speech performance with the moderating effects of trait social anxieties (i.e., social interaction anxiety, public speaking anxiety, and social phobia). Method: Scale development involves the following stages: (a) initial item generation based on relevant literature, (b) item evaluation through cognitive interviews with 24 healthy respondents, (c) scale reliability and validity tests using cross-sectional survey data from 498 healthy respondents, and (d) test--retest reliability assessment using longitudinal survey data from 185 healthy respondents. Respondents' speech performance is quantified using speech examination scores. Hierarchical moderated regression analyses are conducted to examine the moderating effects of trait social anxieties. Results: The validated SSRS comprises 35 items, which can be categorized into four subdimensions, namely, speech movement self-consciousness, public consciousness of speech content, speech manner, and speech movement. Results show that respondents with low trait social anxieties indicate a generally positive relationship between public consciousness of speech movement and speech performance, whereas respondents with high trait social anxieties exhibit a nonsignificant relationship. Conclusions: SSRS offers a reliable and valid method for assessing the predisposition for conscious speech control and monitoring, which plays a role in speech performance and is moderated by an individual's level of trait social anxiety. SSRS is a potential assessment tool for speech-language pathologists to evaluate the impacts of conscious speech control and monitoring on individuals with speech impairment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01