Investigating personality in stuttering: Results of a case control study using the NEO-FFI

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-222

  Bleek, Benjamin ^a   Montag, Christian ^a   Faber, Jennifer ^a,b   Reuter, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Big Five; Five factor model; NEO FFI; Personality; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONSCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEO FIVE FACTOR INVENTORY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STUTTERING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; STUTTERING;

EID: 79952196343     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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