The Prevalence of Lisping in Gay Men

Autor/inn/en	Van Borsel, John; De Bruyn, Els; Lefebvre, Evelien; Sokoloff, Anouschka; De Ley, Sophia; Baudonck, Nele
Titel	The Prevalence of Lisping in Gay Men
Quelle	In: Journal of Communication Disorders, 42 (2009) 2, S.100-106 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9924
DOI	10.1016/j.jcomdis.2008.08.004
Schlagwörter	Articulation Impairments; Homosexuality; Males; Age; Incidence; Sex Stereotypes; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Sexual Orientation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Artikulationsstörung; Homosexualität; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Alter; Lebensalter; Vorkommen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sexuelle Orientierung
Abstract	This study evaluated the stereotype that gay men lisp. Two clinicians who were unaware of the specific purpose of the study and the populations involved judged randomized audio-recordings of 175 gay males, 100 heterosexual males and 100 heterosexual females for the presence of lisping during reading of a standardized text. In the gay males a significantly higher prevalence of lisping was found than in the heterosexual males and females. Breakdown of the results of the gay participants in two different age groups showed a higher prevalence of lisping in the younger age group than in the older age group. No relation was found between lisping and age of coming-out or lisping and the probability of being gay as assessed by a questionnaire about sexual orientation. The origin of the high prevalence of lisping in gay men needs further investigation. Learning outcomes: The readers of this article will able (1) to discuss articulatory behaviour as a possible marker that may distinguish gay from heterosexual men (2) to discuss the prevalence of lisping in gay men. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10