Investigation of the mechanism of anxiety symptoms and negative attitudes among people who stutter

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22202
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
• Principal Investigator: Iimura Daichi 川崎医療福祉大学, リハビリテーション学部, 助教 (40881842)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 吃音 / 不安 / 内受容感覚 / 態度 / 印象評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, a questionnaire survey of people who do not stutter (PWNS) was performed to investigate one’s perceptions, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors toward stuttering based on Corrigan and colleague’s model of stigma in the field of stuttering. It was found that PWNS who perceived psychological factors as the etiology of stuttering showed more negative attitudes toward stuttering than PWNS who perceived biological factors as the etiology of stuttering, indicating the contribution of the negative stereotypes to the attitude of stuttering.

Free Research Field

吃音・流暢性障害

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

吃音の病因の認識と態度への影響について，海外と同様の知見を尺度の信頼性妥当性も検証した上で明らかにし，吃音者への態度と社会心理学的要因との関連を明らかとし，スティグマのモデルを吃音で応用した点に学術的意義がある。また，吃音の偏見軽減に向けて吃音の正しい理解を促すことが良好な態度形成と関連することが示唆され，スティグマを解消するための今後の社会的啓発を推進するエビデンスとなった点に社会的意義がある。