Background: Stuttering in adolescents considers a common health problem associated with
social anxiety and low self-esteem. Acceptance and commitment training program is approved as
one of the most advanced management for variety of psychosocial health problems. Aim of the
research: was to evaluate the effect of acceptance and commitment training program on social
anxiety and self-esteem among adolescents with stuttering. Research design: Quasi-experimental
research design with two groups (one study group, one control group, and follow-up) was
conducted. Setting: The research was conducted in the outpatient clinic for children and
adolescents at the Psychiatric Health Hospital and Addiction Treatment and Teaching Hospital in
Benha City and in the speech therapy clinic at Benha University Hospital. Subject: A purposive
sample of (60) adolescents with stuttering were selected. Tools of data collection: I: A structured
Interview Questionnaire, II: Social Anxiety Scale, III: Self-esteem Scale. Results: t-test indicated
that there was significant difference in social anxiety and self-esteem between the study and control
group post and follow up intervention (p < 0.05) of the acceptance and commitment training
program than before intervention. There was a highly statistically significant negative correlation
between adolescent’s total mean score of social anxiety and total mean score of self-esteem among
study group post and follow up program implementation. Conclusion: The acceptance and
commitment training program applied in the current study has significant effect on the decreasing
social anxiety and enhancing self-esteem among adolescents with stuttering. Recommendations: It
is greatly recommended to utilize acceptance and commitment training program for all adolescents
with stuttering due to its beneficial effect in decreasing social anxiety and enhancing adolescents'
self-esteem. |
