Comparing the Anxiety Types of Children with and without Stuttering Through a Self-Report Method: A Descriptive Study

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the anxiety types school-age children with and without stuttering based on self-report. A further examine possible relationships between levels characteristics in stuttering. Material Methods: participants included 25 who stutter aged 9-12 years (mean age=115.64±9.8 months; 22 boys, 3 girls) age- gender- matched did not age=116.52±10.3 girls). children's were examined Spence Children's Anxiety Scale Child Version. Stuttering Severity Instrument- 4-TR used evaluate Results: There no significant difference separation anxiety, fear physical injury, generalized obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder-agoraphobia sub-factor scores However, social phobia (Mann-Whitney U test; p=0.008; effect size: 0.75) total (independent samples t-test; p=0.009; 0.77) significantly higher than for Conclusion: It is thought that knowledge speech language therapists about different may help them better understand individual's Thus, should be checked during routine assessments.