A survey on stuttering among college athletes

The purpose of this study was to conduct a questionnaire survey on stuttering among college athletes and to clarify the actual situation of athletes with stuttering in the sports field and the difficulties that athletes with stuttering have.The analysis included 748 university athletes, representing a response rate of 32.4% to the questionnaire.Athletes with stuttering represented 2.5% of all athletes, and no statistically significant differences were found between stuttering and gender or stuttering and type of sport.It was found that players who stutter are most likely to exhibit stuttering symptoms when speaking in front of a large number of people.It was also suggested that athletes who stutter are more likely to speak when their listeners have an understanding of their stuttering.These findings suggest that in order to provide more effective instruction to players who stutter, it is necessary to match the needs of athletes who stutter with the needs of their coaches.