Kekeleyen ve Kekemeliği Spontan İyileşen Çocuklarin Mizaç Özellikleri

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare temperamental differences between children who stutter (CWS), children who recovered stuttering spontaneously (CWRSS) and their age and sex matched children with typical development (CWTD). Material and Methods: The sample consisted of 65 CWS, 65 CWTD and 20 CWRSS cases. Turkish adaptation of the Child Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) was administered to all of the participants. In order to indicate the differences among groups in terms of temperament subtests, one-way analysis of variance was conducted. Results: The basic group effect was significant between Approach/Positive Participation, Focusing Attention, Shyness, Frustration Control, Effortful Control and Negative Affectivity subtest scores. When compared in terms of the subscales of the CBQ, the self-recovering group had significantly higher scores than the CWS in the 'Effortful Control' subscale, while achieving significantly lower scores on the 'Negative Affectivity' subscale. Stuttering individuals received significantly lower scores than the self-recovering group in the 'Frustration Control' subtest. There was no statistically significant difference between the severity of stuttering and all of the subscales of CBQ. There was also no statistically significant difference between age and other subscales of CBQ except 'Smiling and Laughter' subtest. Conclusion: Higher scores in Negative Affectivity and lower scores in 'Effortful Control' is thought to be a risk factor for chronicity in stuttering.