A speech and psychological profile of treatment-seeking adolescents who stutter

Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the largest cohort study of adolescents who stutter. Higher stuttering severity, speech dissatisfaction, and anxiety predicted a more negative overall impact of stuttering, indicating the importance of carefully managing the speech and psychological needs of adolescents who stutter. Further research is needed to understand the relationship between stuttering and externalizing problems for adolescent boys who stutter.
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research