The Attitudes, Knowledge and Beliefs of Arab Parents in Kuwait about Stuttering

Autor/inn/en	Al-Khaledi, Maram; Lincoln, Michelle; McCabe, Patricia; Packman, Ann; Alshatti, Tariq
Titel	The Attitudes, Knowledge and Beliefs of Arab Parents in Kuwait about Stuttering
Quelle	In: Journal of Fluency Disorders, 34 (2009) 1, S.44-59 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-730X
DOI	10.1016/j.jfludis.2009.02.003
Schlagwörter	Semitic Languages; Stereotypes; Stuttering; Educational Objectives; Knowledge Level; Arabs; Speech Language Pathology; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Misconceptions; Parent Attitudes; Public Opinion; Speech Therapy; Cultural Influences; Beliefs; Cross Cultural Studies; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arabisch; Hebräisch; Klischee; Stammer; Stottern; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Wissensbasis; Arab; Araber; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Missverständnis; Elternverhalten; Öffentliche Meinung; Entwicklungsproximale Sprachtherapie; Logotherapie; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Belief; Glaube; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	An Arabic version of the Public Opinion Survey of Human Attributes Inventory [POSHA-E; St Louis, K. O. (2005), a global instrument to measure public attitudes about stuttering. ("The ASHA Leader," 22, 2-13)] was administered to 424 Arab parents of preschool and school age children in 18 government schools across all six governorates in Kuwait. The survey questions pertained to and investigated attitudes, knowledge and beliefs towards stuttering as well as comparative attitudes toward several other conditions. The aim was to identify whether potential barriers existed that might hinder the establishment and conduct of treatment programs for stuttering within Kuwait. These potential barriers might be negative stereotypes, misconceptions about stuttering, cultural beliefs as well as lack of awareness of the disorder within Kuwaiti society. The instrument successfully sampled a variety of beliefs, reactions and emotions that identified cultural beliefs, societal ignorance and confusion about the disorder. It was found that although stuttering appears to be a disorder that most people in Kuwait are aware of and familiar with, their level of knowledge about stuttering in general and about some specific aspects of the disorder was limited. This indicates a need to disseminate scientific information about stuttering in Kuwait and possibly other Arabic speaking countries. Educational objectives: Readers will be able: (1) to evaluate the status of speech-language pathology in Kuwait and the Middle East and compare it to that in other countries, such as Australia and the United States; (2) to list similarities in the stereotypes and attitudes towards stuttering cross-culturally. Readers will also be able to: (3) discuss the differences in knowledge and attitudes according to age, gender and educational level in Kuwait; (4) discuss public awareness and knowledge of stuttering among Arabs in Kuwait specifically. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10