Title:
Psychosocial Impact Of Stuttering On Children As Perceived By School Counsellors In Kwara State, Nigeria
Authors:
F. N. BOLU-STEVE
Year:
2020
Publication No:
GOMJE-2020-104
DOI:
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440
Issue:
Volume 4,
Number 1
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Abstract
The study looked at the psychosocial impact of stuttering on children as
perceived by school counsellors in Kwara State. A total of 210 counsellors
participated in the study, they were randomly selected from each of the
senatorial districts in Kwara State. The instrument used for the research
was a self-developed questionnaire titled Psychosocial Impact of Stuttering
Questionnaire (PISQ). The hypotheses were analyzed using chi-square at
0.05 alpha level of significance. In carrying out this research three null
hypotheses were formulated for this study. This study revealed that there
was no significant relationship based on gender, working experience and
educational qualification. It was therefore recommended that counsellors
should assist children who lack confidence as a result of a stuttering
problem. Counsellors can also help resolve the psychosocial and emotional
problems that go with speech disfluency.