Comparison of Body Image Satisfaction between Iranian Adolescents with and without Stuttering

Abstract

Introduction: Stuttering is a speech production disorder. This disorder can greatly affect a person's ability to communicate with others. The aim of this study was to Comparison of body image satisfaction between Iranian adolescents with and without stuttering.

Materials and Methods: The present study is of cause–comparison type and a cross-sectional study. A total of 60 adolescents with stuttering and 60 adolescents without stuttering randomly were selected. We have used body self-description questionnaire (Marsh, 1996) to measure body self-concept. Data analysis was performed using independent group's t-test.

Results: Data analysis showed that it can be seen that in each of the eleven body image description subscales, the scores of adolescents without stuttering are more than adolescents with stuttering. In fact, body image satisfaction in adolescents without stuttering were better. (P <0.05).

Conclusion: According to the results of this research, Adolescents with stuttering have lower body image satisfaction than adolescents without stuttering.