Measuring anticipation of stuttering: Validation and revision of the English Premonitory Awareness in Stuttering Scale (PAiS-R)

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q1 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Journal of Fluency Disorders Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI:10.1016/j.jfludis.2025.106142

Robert T. Bies , Michael P. Robb , Ai Leen Choo

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Abstract

Purpose

Anticipation of stuttering is experienced by nearly all adults who stutter (AWS). The Premonitory Awareness in Stuttering Scale (PAiS) is an existing tool validated in German and Turkish that measures the intensity of stuttering anticipation. The present study aimed to provide initial validation of the PAiS in English.

Method

A total of 78 AWS (47 males; M = 41.2 years) completed an online English version of the PAiS and rated their stuttering severity on a 9-point Likert scale. Two weeks later, 49 participants completed a retest. A range of psychometric analyses, including principal component analysis (PCA), were performed to assess reliability and structural validity.

Results

The PAiS demonstrated strong internal consistency and test-retest reliability in this initial validation. Item-level analyses and PCA identified weaknesses among four of the 12 scale items.

Conclusions

The English version of the PAiS demonstrated strong psychometric properties, particularly when reduced to eight items. The revised PAiS (PAiS-R) showed good initial reliability and structural validity for measuring anticipation of stuttering among English-speaking AWS. The PAiS-R holds promise as an assessment of anticipation, both clinically and in research settings, although further psychometric evaluation is warranted.

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口吃预期的测量：口吃量表（PAiS-R）中英语前兆意识的验证与修订

目的几乎所有的口吃成人（AWS）都经历过对口吃的预期。口吃前兆意识量表（PAiS）是一种现有的工具，在德语和土耳其语中得到验证，用于测量口吃预期的强度。本研究旨在初步验证英语的PAiS。方法78例AWS患者(男性47例；M = 41.2岁)完成了PAiS的在线英语版本，并以9分的李克特量表对他们的口吃严重程度进行了评分。两周后，49名参与者完成了重新测试。一系列的心理测量分析，包括主成分分析（PCA），进行了评估信度和结构效度。结果初步验证的PAiS具有较强的内部一致性和重测信度。项目水平分析和PCA确定了12个量表项目中的4个项目的弱点。结论：PAiS的英文版本表现出较强的心理测量特性，特别是当缩减到8个项目时。修订后的PAiS （PAiS- r）在测量说英语的英语教师口吃预期方面显示出良好的初始信度和结构效度。尽管进一步的心理测量评估是必要的，但PAiS-R在临床和研究环境中都有望作为预期的评估。

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Journal of Fluency Disorders AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-REHABILITATION

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

14.30%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Fluency Disorders provides comprehensive coverage of clinical, experimental, and theoretical aspects of stuttering, including the latest remediation techniques. As the official journal of the International Fluency Association, the journal features full-length research and clinical reports; methodological, theoretical and philosophical articles; reviews; short communications and much more – all readily accessible and tailored to the needs of the professional.