TY  - JOUR
TI  - Preliminary Normative Data for the Turkish Form of the 
KiddyCAT
AB  - T Objective: The purpose of this study was to obtain preliminary normative data for children who stutter (CWS) and children 
who do not stutter (CWNS) for the Turkish form of the KiddyCAT, 
and to determine whether differences in communication attitude exist 
among CWS and CWNS. Material and Methods: Following the translation process of the original English version into Turkish, the Communication Attitude Test for Preschool and Kindergarten Children Who 
Stutter (KiddyCAT-TR) was administered to 53 Turkish preschool 
CWNS and 55 who stutter CWS. The KiddyCAT-TR scores were evaluated to determine whether the CWS differ by chronological age, younger age versus older age groups and gender. Results: The Cronbach’s 
alpha coefficient was obtained 0.72 for the CWS. The effect size found 
very high (d=1.14). The test-retest reliability coefficient was determined as 0.99. Group comparisons showed significantly higher mean scores for CWS compared to CWNS. Gender did not affect the test results. 
Conclusion: CWS develop a negative attitude towards their own communication from a very early age, which increases as they grow older. 
The results showed that the Turkish version of the KiddyCAT has high 
internal consistency and test-retest reliability and is a solid differential 
diagnostic tool to gauge the speech-related attitude among Turkishspeaking preschoolers.
AU  - Konrot, Ahmet
AU  - Gerçek, Evrim
AU  - Vanryckeghem, Martine
AU  - AYDIN ORAL, SEÇIL
DO  - 10.5336/healthsci.2021-82552
PY  - 2022
JO  - Türkiye Klinikleri Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
SN  - 2536-4391
SP  - 78
EP  - 85
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/535301
ER  -