Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutter
ABSTRACT Purpose The attitude of mothers of children who stutter is believed to be crucial in the management of therapy process. Therefore, this study aimed at the description of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of children with stuttering, as well as at the...
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| description | ABSTRACT Purpose The attitude of mothers of children who stutter is believed to be crucial in the management of therapy process. Therefore, this study aimed at the description of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of children with stuttering, as well as at the exploration of the relationship between them. Methods The study sample consisted of 33 mothers of children with stuttering aged 6-12 years. The data were gathered using the following instruments: Mother Resilience Scale, Revised Parental Social Support Scale, State-trait Anxiety Inventory, Stuttering Severity Instrument-4, and a personal information form. Results Resilience of mothers of children who stutter was high, whereas perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of the participants were lower. Mother’s increased level of perceived social support resulted in increased resilience level and decreased trait anxiety level. The trait anxiety levels of mothers with a college degree were significantly lower than those of mothers with other education levels. No statistically significant correlation was observed between stuttering severity and the levels of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety. Conclusion Although mothers of stuttering children present the required skills to cope with the situation, it is believed that they need more social support. Consequently, offering professional support to mothers in the course of stuttering management and referring them to appropriate intervention programs are emphasized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea5d180ba24f47008347c879e92ec5a52022-12-22T04:13:28ZengSociedade Brasileira de FonoaudiologiaCoDAS2317-17822020-01-0132210.1590/2317-1782/20192019093Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutterÖzlem Yaşarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4548-5964Meryem Vural-Batıkhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7836-7289Şevket Özdemirhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1230-6491ABSTRACT Purpose The attitude of mothers of children who stutter is believed to be crucial in the management of therapy process. Therefore, this study aimed at the description of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of children with stuttering, as well as at the exploration of the relationship between them. Methods The study sample consisted of 33 mothers of children with stuttering aged 6-12 years. The data were gathered using the following instruments: Mother Resilience Scale, Revised Parental Social Support Scale, State-trait Anxiety Inventory, Stuttering Severity Instrument-4, and a personal information form. Results Resilience of mothers of children who stutter was high, whereas perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of the participants were lower. Mother’s increased level of perceived social support resulted in increased resilience level and decreased trait anxiety level. The trait anxiety levels of mothers with a college degree were significantly lower than those of mothers with other education levels. No statistically significant correlation was observed between stuttering severity and the levels of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety. Conclusion Although mothers of stuttering children present the required skills to cope with the situation, it is believed that they need more social support. Consequently, offering professional support to mothers in the course of stuttering management and referring them to appropriate intervention programs are emphasized.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822020000200303&tlng=enStutteringAnxietyChildhood-onset Fluency DisorderPsychological ResilienceSocial Support |
| spellingShingle | Özlem Yaşar Meryem Vural-Batık Şevket Özdemir Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutter CoDAS Stuttering Anxiety Childhood-onset Fluency Disorder Psychological Resilience Social Support |
| title | Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutter |
| title_full | Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutter |
| title_fullStr | Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutter |
| title_short | Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutter |
| title_sort | investigating resilience perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school age children who stutter |
| topic | Stuttering Anxiety Childhood-onset Fluency Disorder Psychological Resilience Social Support |
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