title: Speech fluency: effect of age, gender and context.
abstract: The effects of age, gender and task on speech fluency performance in three speaking conditions were examined in 78 older (55-92 years) talkers. Results were analyzed for significant differences (p < or = 0.01) as a function of age, gender and task between speakers groups formed on increasingly older chronological age and as compared to a young (25-35 years) control group. The relationship between speech fluency and speech rate performance data obtained on the same tasks was also examined. Only a few significant effects and/or interactions were found for the variables in this study. These findings are discussed and compared to those of other recent studies.
authors.affiliation: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces 88003-001, USA.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Leeper
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Culatta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010700:Phonetics; D011932:Reading; D012016:Reference Values; D012660:Semantics; D012737:Sex Factors; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014705:Verbal Behavior