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ERIC Number: EJ983918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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The Efficiency of Attentional Networks in Children Who Stutter
Eggers, Kurt; De Nil, Luc F.; Van den Bergh, Bea R. H.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v55 n3 p946-959 Jun 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether previously reported questionnaire-based differences in self-regulatory behaviors (Eggers, De Nil, & Van den Bergh, 2009, 2010) between children who stutter (CWS) and children who do not stutter (CWNS) would also be reflected in their underlying attentional networks. Method: Participants consisted of 41 CWS (mean age = 6;09; years;months) and 41 CWNS (mean age = 6;09) ranging in age from 4;00 to 9;00. Participants were matched on age and gender. The efficiency of the attentional networks was assessed by using the computerized Attention Network Test (Fan, McCandliss, Sommer, Raz, & Posner, 2002). Results: Primary results indicated that CWS had a significantly lower efficiency of the orienting network compared with CWNS, whereas no differences were found on the alerting or executive control network. Conclusion: Current findings corroborate previously found differences in self-regulatory behavior and were taken to suggest a possible role for attentional processes in developmental stuttering.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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