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Semin Speech Lang 2020; 41(05): 400-413
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716705
Review Article

The Utility of Cinematherapy for Stuttering Intervention: An Exploratory Study

Michael Azios
1   Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
,
Farzan Irani
2   Department of Communication Disorders, Texas State University, Round Rock, Texas
,
Monica Bellon-Harn
1   Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
,
Eric Swartz
3   Department of Clinical Health Sciences, Texas A&M University Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas
,
Cristiana Benson
1   Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
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Abstract

This preliminary study explored the feasibility and benefits of using cinematherapy with adults who stutter to address affective and cognitive reactions to stuttering and their impact on the persons' life. A mixed methods research design was used to explore the impact of cinematherapy. Four clients completed a 4-week structured cinematherapy program. All clients completed two questionnaires: Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs about Stuttering and Overall Experience of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering, before starting and after completing the program. At the end of the program, clients also completed a semistructured interview. The semistructured interviews provide insight on clients' perceptions of cinematherapy, and questionnaires provided quantitative insights on the clients' perceptions of change. Qualitative data analysis indicated that clients reported five themes related to perceptions of cinematherapy: Promoted Vulnerability; Nurtured Empowerment; Stimulated Self-Reflection; Incited Feelings of Belonging; and Diminished Self-Stigma. Overall, clients reported a clinically significant decrease in scores on both questionnaires after completion of the 4-week cinematherapy program. Results indicate that cinematherapy was well received and had a positive impact on cognitive and affective aspects of stuttering in the four adult clients. These results provide preliminary support for larger scale clinical trials of cinematherapy as an adjuvant to traditional stuttering therapy.

Keywords

stuttering - cinematherapy - quality of life - social anxiety

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