Investigation of the relationship between fluid speaking disorder and anxiety disorder in children

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the anxiety disorder and social, emotional, communicative difficulties of children with fluent speech disorder (stuttering). The children included in the study were between the ages of 6-16 and were selected among the cases who applied to the Department of Child Mental Health and Diseases, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University. In this study which was conducted on 110 stuttering children; Personal Information Form is given which includes age, gender, class, place of residence, etc., Social Phobia Scale for Children and Adolescents is applied to measure social phobia levels, Social Anxiety Scale for Children to measure social anxiety levels, and Childhood Anxiety Disorders Self-Feedback Scale to measure anxiety levels. SPSS statistical program was used to analyze the data obtained from the scales. The statistical analyzes applied to the data collected in accordance with the objectives of the study were included. Firstly, the frequency distributions and percentages regarding the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants were given. Secondly, independent samples t-test was used for the normally distributed scores in which the mean scores of the participants were compared according to sociodemographic characteristics; independent samples Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test results were given for non-normal distribution scores. Thirdly, Pearson correlation analysis findings between the scores of the participants were given. As a result of the analysis in this research; It was found that anxiety disorder of children with fluent speech disorder had a significant relationship with fathers' education level. In addition, a significant relationship was found between the socioeconomic status of the family and generalized anxiety disorder and school fear. A significant relationship was determined between the age of the child and social anxiety and separation anxiety. A significant relationship was found between school success and social anxiety and school fear.