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Temperament, executive functioning, and anxiety in school-age children who stutter

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dc.contributor.authorRocha, Mónica Soares
dc.contributor.authorYaruss, J. Scott
dc.contributor.authorRato, Joana R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-30T15:44:56Z
dc.date.available2021-03-30T15:44:56Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-04
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine temperament dimensions, executive functioning ability, and anxiety levels in school-age children who stutter and their non-stuttering peers. Participants were 100 Portuguese children aged 7 to 12 years (M = 9.13; SD = 1.70), including 50 children who stutter and 50 children who do not stutter. Analyses, which were performed separately for younger and older participants, sought to identify correlations between key variables. Temperament was evaluated through a parent questionnaire, executive functioning was evaluated through children’s responses on a performance test, and anxiety level was assessed through a self-perception scale. On the temperament measure, comparisons between children who stutter and their non-stuttering peers revealed that older children who stutter exhibited significantly higher scores on the Anger/Frustration, Impulsivity, and Sadness subscales, and lower averages on the Attention/Focusing, Perceptual sensitivity, and Soothability/Falling Reactivity subscales. On the executive functioning task, comparisons revealed that the group of younger children who stutter exhibited significantly higher average execution times than their non-stuttering peers. There were no statistically significant differences in anxiety between children who stutter and children who do not stutter, and there were no statistically significant correlations between temperament factors and measures of executive functioning. Children who stutter experienced lower ability to orient attention and greater emotional reactivity compared with their non-stuttering peers. Significant correlations were found between executive functioning and age and among the temperament factors themselves. These results, which support the need for a multidimensional view of stuttering, were interpreted in the context of the Dual Diathesis – Stressor model. Findings indicate that temperament and executive functioning abilities may contribute to the development of stuttering.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02244pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85073670820
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.pmcPMC6788391
dc.identifier.pmid31636587
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/32398
dc.identifier.wos000496967800001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnxietypt_PT
dc.subjectExecutive functionspt_PT
dc.subjectSchool-age childrenpt_PT
dc.subjectStutteringpt_PT
dc.subjectTemperamentpt_PT
dc.titleTemperament, executive functioning, and anxiety in school-age children who stutterpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Psychologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
person.familyNameRocha
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person.givenNameMónica
person.givenNameJ Scott
person.givenNameJoana
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