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| Published: July 25, 2019

Shyness among Children with and Without Stuttering: A Comparative Study

Harish. M

Research Scholar, P.G. Dept of studies in psychology, Manasagangotri, Mysuru, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Mridula Singh

Associate Professor of Psychology, Maharaja’s College, University of Mysore, Mysore, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.005/20190703

DOI: 10.25215/0703.005

ABSTRACT

Stuttering can be found in all parts of the world in all cultures and races. It affects people of all ages regardless of intelligence or socioeconomic status.  The present study aims to compare the extent of shyness among stuttering and non-stuttering children.  A total of 160 subjects (80 stuttering and 80 non-stuttering) children were randomly selected from few schools and institutes of Karnataka state.  Shyness of the subjects was assessed through Shyness questionnaire developed by Crozier (1995). Shyness of students was measured in 3 domains-cognitive, social and physical, including total shyness scores. Two-way ANOVA was employed to find out the difference between stuttering and non-stuttering children in their shyness scores, along with gender effects. Results revealed that in all the domains and total shyness scores stutterers were shyer than non-stutterers. Female respondents were shyer than male respondents in physical domain of shyness. There was no significant interaction effect between groups and gender for individual domains and total shyness scores.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.005/20190703

10.25215/0703.005

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Published in   Volume 07, Issue 3, July-September, 2019