Is Listener Comfort a Viable Construct in Stuttering Research?.

O'Brian, Sue; Packman, Ann; Onslow, Mark; Cream, Angela; O'Brian, Nigel; Bastock, Kaely

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ERIC Number: EJ667969

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Is Listener Comfort a Viable Construct in Stuttering Research?

O'Brian, Sue; Packman, Ann; Onslow, Mark; Cream, Angela; O'Brian, Nigel; Bastock, Kaely

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v46 n2 p503-09 Apr 2003

Fifteen listeners using the Listener Comfort Scale rated videos of 10 adults before and after stuttering treatment and videos of 10 controls. Results were compared with those of 15 listeners who used the Speech Naturalness Scale. Reliability of the Speech Naturalness Scale was superior; however, the Listener Comfort Scale captured different information. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Audience Response, Evaluation Methods, Listening Comprehension, Rating Scales, Speech Evaluation, Stuttering, Test Reliability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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