The Behavior Checklist ©: Normative study of italian CWS and CWNS

The SSC (Brutten,1973; Brutten & Vanryckeghem, 2003, 2007) informs the clinician about an individual's negative emotional reaction (Emotional Reaction section) and fluency failures (Speech Disruption section) in particular speech situations. As has been demonstrated in several cross-cultural investigations, CWS score significantly higher than CWNS on the SSC (Brutten & Vanryckeghem 2003, 2007). In the current investigation, it was found that also Italian CWS score significantly higher than CWNS on the two sections of the SSC. Age was significant only for CWNS. Gender did not have an effect on the scores.