Perfectionism and Stuttering: Is There a Connection

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Re: Question from NYU SLP Student

From: Evelyn Klein
Date: 14 Oct 2008
Time: 08:26:55 -0500
Remote Name: 134.29.31.181

Comments

Lauren, Thank you for taking the time to read our article and make comments. To answer your question, participants completed a brief survey about perfectionism from current and past belief perspectives. You are correct in your assumption that perfectionism impacted many areas of their life, not just their speech. Our participants were very hard on themselves in most areas including appearance, job performance, communication skills, etc. At the end of our study, participants did have a more positive outlook and worried less about their speech. They said that the study had ‘life changing’ effects for them. It was an exceptional experience for me as well, seeing how much they benefited from taking part in it! Evelyn


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