Scores Of Locus Of Control Behavior Scale (Lcb) And Stuttering Severity Instrument (Ssi) In Individuals With Stuttering - A Correlation Study

Research Article
Sachin Baburao Kumbhar and Dipti Gupta
DOI: 
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Subject: 
Medicine
KeyWords: 
Locus of control behaviour, stuttering, stuttering severity index (SSI), correlation
Abstract: 

Background: The present study aims at investigating the response of individuals with stuttering to the locus of control behaviour scale and on severity of stuttering behavior (SSI). The specific objective is to see the co-relation between scores of Locus of Control Behavior (LCB) scale and severity of stuttering behaviour (SSI). Methods: The present study examines the co-relation between the response of individuals with stuttering on LCB scale and SSI questionnaire. Results: Pearson-correlation coefficient was done to analyze the intra-judge and inter-judge reliability and it was found to be very good. Additionally, there is low relation between Degree of Severity of Stuttering and the LCB scale score. Sig. 2 tailed value was 0.345. Discussion: A high correlation observed between intra-judge shows that reliable results could be obtained for the present study. In this study we found a low relation between SSI and LCB scores. Since these scores are not in relation to each other. So, the scores need to be evaluated for all behavioral, cognition and affective domain to have a better idea about the problem.