@article{ref1,
title="Emotional and behavioural problems of children and adolescents who stutter:  comparison with typically developing peers",
journal="Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocology",
year="2020",
author="Karahan Tığrak, Tuğçe and Kulak Kayıkcı, Maviş Emel and Kirazlı, Meltem Çiğdem and Tığrak, Arcan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: There are several studies showing contradictory results on concurrent  emotional and behavioural problems of children and adolescents who stutter (CAWS). This study aimed to identify whether there is a difference between Turkish-speaking  CAWS and their typically developing peers (TDP) in emotional and behavioural  problems. <br><br>METHODS: The study group consisted of 45 CAWS, aged between 3.40 and 15.92  years, and the control group consisted of 45 TDP, aged between 3.15 and 16.80 years. Participants were divided into three age groups: early childhood (0-6 years), middle  childhood (7-11 years) and adolescence (12-18 years). CAWS and TDP were compared  separately in each age group with Mann-Whitney U tests. Assessments of emotional and  behavioural problems were conducted with the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) for  Ages 1.5-5 and the CBCL for Ages 6-18. <br><br>RESULTS: In early childhood, CAWS had  significantly higher emotional reactivity, anxiety/depression, somatic complaints,  withdrawal, sleep problems, attention problems and aggressive behaviour scores than  TDP. In middle childhood and adolescence, CAWS had significantly higher  anxiety/depression, withdrawal/depression, social problems, attention problems,  rule-breaking behaviour and aggressive behaviour scores compared to TDP. In  adolescence, somatic problems and thought problems scores were also significantly  higher in AWS than TDP. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that emotional and behavioural  problems associated with stuttering are noticeable from early childhood to  adolescence. Cooperation with mental health professionals may be needed to improve  the quality of speech therapy in CAWS.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1401-5439",
doi="10.1080/14015439.2020.1855472",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14015439.2020.1855472"
}