Nupur Tara

Publication Date

1995

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Hall, Kelly Dailey

Degree Name

M.A. (Master of Arts)

Legacy Department

Department of Communicative Disorders

LCSH

Voice disorders--Psychological aspects; Abused women--Psychology; Voice--Psychological aspects; Stress (Psychology); Invective--Psychological aspects

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare self-reports of vocal abusive behaviors and psychological factors between women with and without vocal nodules. Twenty females between 18-32 years of age, 10 experimental subjects with hyperfunctional voice disorders and 10 control subjects with normal voices, served as subjects. Each subject monitored her vocal behaviors by responding to a questionnaire or "voice profile" for 3 consecutive days at 4 time periods. The targeted times were morning, afternoon, evening, and late night. It was hypothesized that speakers with vocal nodules would report more vocal abuse and increased stress than the speakers with normal voice. It was also hypothesized that vocal abuse/stress would increase systematically across the 4 time periods for the experimental subjects. Surprisingly, results indicate no differences between the groups for amount of reported vocal abuse/stress. In fact, the only significant findings were for reports of average amount of total talking time, loud talking, talking when voice was strained, and change perceived in voice quality. When regarding all subjects regardless of group, these variables were found to significantly increase across the 4 times. Thus, the results do not support the hypothesis that women with vocal nodules report more vocal abuse than women with normal voices.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references (pages [45]-49)

Extent

iv, 59 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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