Purpose Social anxiety disorder is a debilitating anxiety disorder associated with significant
life impairment. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate overall functioning for adults …

Anxiety is one of the most widely observed and extensively studied psychological
concomitants of stuttering. Research conducted prior to the turn of the century produced …

Purpose The relationship between chronic stuttering and anxiety has been a matter of some
debate over the past two decades, with a major emphasis of research focused on examining …

Introduction Stuttering is a condition that can be severely disabling in the workplace and
socially. Although many stuttering cases resolve, some adults who stutter (AWS) continue to …

Purpose Stuttering is a speech disorder frequently accompanied by anxiety in social-
evaluative situations. A growing body of research has confirmed a significant rate of social …

Background: The nature and prevalence of social anxiety disorder (social phobia (SP)) in
people who stutter is uncertain, and DSM‐IV differential diagnosis guidelines make it difficult …

Purpose Stuttering during adulthood is associated with a heightened rate of anxiety
disorders, especially social anxiety disorder. Given the early onset of both anxiety and …

Stuttering is a chronic condition involving involuntary disruption to speech fluency. While
elevated social anxiety has been found to be a risk factor for adults who have stuttered all …

Purpose Adults who stutter have heightened rates of anxiety disorders, particularly social
anxiety disorder, compared with non-stuttering controls. However, the timing of anxiety onset …

Background: In an initial validation study, the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs About
Stuttering (UTBAS I) scale, demonstrated excellent psychometric properties as a self-report …