Predictive Value of Mindfulness and Coping With Stress Styles on Depression, Anxiety and Stress Levels of Adults Who Stutter.
İlkem Uçal, Ayşe İlayda Mutlu
PMID 41784626WHAT IT FOUND
In 47 adults who stutter, lower mindfulness and more frequent use of helpless or submissive coping styles predicted higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress.
Active coping styles did not significantly predict these outcomes. Stuttering severity was not related to psychological distress.
Key findings
01Mindfulness significantly predicted depression, anxiety and stress levels, with higher mindfulness associated with lower distress.
02Helpless and submissive coping styles significantly predicted depression and anxiety levels, whereas active coping styles did not.
03There were no significant differences in psychological distress or coping styles across stuttering severity groups.
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What it does not show
The sample size was small (47 participants), limiting generalizability. The study was conducted in Turkey, where cultural and religious factors may shape coping and mindfulness differently than in other contexts. The 'seeking social support' subscale had low internal reliability, so its non-significant findings should be interpreted with caution. The design is cross-sectional, so it cannot prove that low mindfulness causes distress, only that they are associated. Participants were recruited via social media and associations, which may bias the sample toward those already engaged with the stuttering community.
Declared interests
The authors declare no conflict of interest. The research received no specific grant from any funding agency.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that active coping strategies are ineffective because they did not predict outcomes in this study. The non-significant finding for social support may be due to low reliability of that specific measure, and the cross-sectional design cannot determine causality.
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