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Self-Stigma And Its Associations With Stress, Physical Health, And Health Care Satisfaction In Adults Who Stutter, Michael Boyle, Alison N. Fearon
Self-Stigma And Its Associations With Stress, Physical Health, And Health Care Satisfaction In Adults Who Stutter, Michael Boyle, Alison N. Fearon
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify potential relationships between self-stigma (stigma awareness and stigma application) and stress, physical health, and health care satisfaction among a large sample of adults who stutter. It was hypothesized that both stigma awareness and stigma application would be inversely related to measures of physical health and health care satisfaction, and positively related to stress. Furthermore, it was anticipated that stress mediated the relationship between self-stigma and physical health. Method: A sample of adults who stutter in the United States (n = 397) completed a web survey that assessed levels of stigma awareness …