The purpose of this study was to examine the affective semantics of stuttering and non-stuttering individuals. Overall affective semantics, its component elements of evaluation, activity, and potency and the relationships between these factors and age and severity of stuttering were investigated. / A 2 x 3 x 3 x 17 nested factor design was used. The 21 male stuttering subjects were matched to 21 male non-stuttering subjects with regard to age and intelligence in addition to pre-established criteria concerning language history, visual and hearing abilities, and reading level skills. The 42 subjects were further divided into three age groups: child, adolescent and adult. Subjects who stuttered were rated mild-moderate or moderate-severe. / The subjects were administered a 17 concept, 14 scale semantic differential. The data were examined by an analysis of variance, the T-test, cell means, and the Distance statistic. / The results indicated that: / (1) No significant difference was found between stuttering and non-stuttering individuals regardless of age with respect to overall affective semantics. The adolescent group, however, showed a significant difference when the D-statistic was applied. / When comparisons were made by age for stutterers only, a T-test revealed no significant differences between the child and adolescent, and child and adult groups. There was, however, a significant difference between the adolescent and adult group. The average score for the older group showed more extreme reactions. This apparent conflict was discussed. / (2) There was a significant difference between stuttering and non-stuttering individuals with respect to the evaluative semantic factor. / (3) Although no significant difference was found between stutterers and non-stutterers with regard to the factors of potency and activity, when an analysis of variance was applied, the D-statistic revealed a significant difference at the adolescent level with regard to the activity factor. / (4) Severity did not produce a significant difference between the mild-moderate and moderate-severe stuttering groups when a T-test was applied. / Implications for both future research and clinical applications were discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-07, Section: B, page: 2126. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75162 |
| Contributors | ROSS, FRONA SHARON., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 153 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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