• DOI:10.1080/0963828031000090425
• Corpus ID: 7721634

Self-Perceptions of speech language pathologists-in-training before and after pseudostuttering experiences on the telephone

@article{Rami2003SelfPerceptionsOS,
  title={Self-Perceptions of speech language pathologists-in-training before and after pseudostuttering experiences on the telephone},
  author={Manish K. Rami and Joseph Kalinowski and Andrew Stuart and Michael P. Rastatter},
  journal={Disability and Rehabilitation},
  year={2003},
  volume={25},
  pages={491 - 496}
}

• M. Rami, J. Kalinowski, +1 author M. Rastatter
• Published 1 January 2003
• Linguistics
• Disability and Rehabilitation

Purpose : This survey investigated the effect of 'pseudostuttering' experiences on self-perceptions of 29 female, graduate students enrolled in a graduate seminar in stuttering while in a programme of study to become professional speech language pathologists. Method : Perceptions of self prior to, and immediately after, participation in five scripted telephone calls that contained pseudostuttering were measured via a 25-item semantic differential scale. Results : Participants perceived themselves as significantly more ( p v < v 0.002) withdrawn, tense, avoiding, afraid, introverted, nervous, self-conscious, anxious, quiet, inflexible, fearful, shy, careless, hesitant, uncooperative, dull, passive, unpleasant, insecure, unfriendly, guarded, and reticent after their pseudostuttering telephone call experiences. Conclusions : Findings suggests that the pseudostuttering experiences have an impact on self-perceptions and that the experience of 'adopting the disability of a person who stutters' may provide insight as to the social and emotional impact of communicative failure. It is suggested that pseudostuttering exercises may be a valuable teaching tool for the graduate students, especially for those who do not stutter.