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A phenomenological understanding of successful stuttering management
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Unlabelled The purpose of this investigation was to understand, from the perspective of the speaker, how seven adults have been able to successfully manage their stuttering. Individual experiences were obtained across the three temporal stages (past, transitional, and current). Recurring themes were identified across participants in order to develop an essential structure of the phenomena at each stage. The ability to make the transition from unsuccessful to successful management of stuttering was associated with six recurring themes of: (1) support, (2) successful therapy, (3) self therapy and behavioral change, (4) cognitive change, (5) utilization of personal experience, and (6) high levels of motivation/determination. Six recurring themes associated with past experiences, when stuttering was unsuccessfully managed, included: (1) gradual awareness, (2) negative reactions of listeners, (3) negative emotions, (4) restrictive lifestyle, (5) avoidance, and (6) inadequate therapy. The five recurring themes identified for the current situation where stuttering continues to be successfully managed were: (1) continued management, (2) self acceptance and fear reduction, (3) unrestricted interactions, (4) sense of freedom, (5) and optimism.Educational objectives The reader will be able to: (1) describe, from the prospective of a select group of adults who stutter, the recurring themes associated with both unsuccessful and successful management of stuttering, (2) explain the recurring themes associated with how this group of seven adults achieved successful management of their stuttering, and (3) discuss the basic rationale and procedures associated with phenomenological analysis.
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- Authors
- Plexico, L., Manning, W. H., & DiLollo, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Memphis (US)
- Wichita State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Plexico, Laura
- Venue
- Journal of Fluency Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-01
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-22
- ISSN
- 0094-730X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1998384065
- Cited by
- 175
- References
- 38
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- FWCI
- 5.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Fluency Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- stuttering, stuttering treatment, adults who stutter, self-therapy, behavior change, cognitive change, motivation, support, avoidance, self-acceptance, fear reduction, phenomenological analysis, lived experience
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude to Health, Cognition, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Social Support, Speech Therapy, Stuttering, Treatment Outcome
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