The Assessment of Parental Acceptance- Rejection Perception in Adults Who Stutters

Authors : Övül Mengüloğul, Ayşe İlayda Mutlu, Songül Aksoy

Pages : 588-600

Doi:10.21020/husbfd.1387641

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Publication Date : 2024-08-02

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: This study aims to evaluate parental acceptance/rejection perception in adult who stutterers. Specifically, it highlights the significance of the attitudes of parents of individuals who stutter in terms of the lifelong effects of stuttering. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with a total of 40 individuals, 20 females and 20 males, who stutter, and 20 females and 20 males who not stutter. These participants were recruited from the Speech and Language Therapy Unit at Hacettepe University. Digital video recordings of individuals with stuttering were made to assess their stuttering, and a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was administered to the participants with stuttering to evaluate how they perceived the severity of their stuttering. All participants were administered the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionare Adult Form (PARQ) to assess their perception of parental attitudes. Results: The parental acceptance-rejection perceptions of mothers of individuals who stutter are significantly different from those of individuals who do not stutter (t=5.584, p < .05). The parental acceptance-rejection perceptions of fathers of individuals who stutter significantly differ from those of individuals who do not stutter (t=5.533, p < .05). The total parental acceptance-rejection scores and sub-dimensions of scores perceived by participants from their parents did not differ by gender. Conclusion: It was concluded that there are negative effects of parental acceptance-rejection perception in individuals who stutter
Keywords : parental acceptance rejection, parental acceptance rejection theory, stuttering