This study was designed to explore the relationship between certain behavioral characteristics and diagnosed vocal disorders in a sample of school-age children. A set of behavioral rating scales was administered including the students' perceptions of home, school and peers, as well as teacher and parent perceptions of the student. The results indicated that the behavior of students with diagnosed vocal disorders, on the average, was within normal limits. The results are discussed in context with other research findings in this area.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Baynes, R.A., Voice therapy with children: A global approach, Journal of the Michigan Speech and Hearing Association, 1967, 3, 11-14.
2.
Bloch, E.L. AND Goodstein, L.D., Functional speech disorders and personality: A decade of research , Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1971, 3, 295-314.
3.
Brodnitz, F.S., Goals, results, and limitations of vocal rehabilitation, Archives of Otolaryngology, 1963, 77, 148-156.
Carrell, J., Functional training as an adjunct in the management of dysphonia, Transactions of the Pacific Coast Otological-Ophthamological Society , 1963, 44, 257-261.
6.
Cooper, M., Modern techniques of vocal rehabilitation. Springfield : Charles C. Thomas, 1973.
7.
Goodstein, L.D., Functional speech disorders and personality: A survey of the research , Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1958, 1, 359-376.
8.
Heaver, L., Psychiatric observations on the personality structure of patients with habitual dysphonia, Logos, 1958, 1, 21-26.
9.
Johnson, W., Brown, S., Curtis, J., Edney, C., & Keaster, J.Speech handicapped school children (rev. ed.). New York : Harpers, 1956.
10.
Moore, W.E.Personality traits and voice quality deficiencies, Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1939, 4, 33-36.
11.
Mosby, D.P., Psychotherapy versus voice therapy for a child with a deviant voice: A case study, Perceptual Motor Skills, 1970 , 30, 887-891.
12.
Mosby, D.P., Appraising psychotherapeutic change in voice-deviant children with the Rorschach Index of Repressive Style, Perceptual Motor Skills, 1972, 34, 701-702.
13.
Muma, J.R., Laeder, R.L., & Webb, C.C., Adolescent voice quality aberrations: Personality and social status , Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1968, 11, 576-582.
