The Behavior Checklist © : Normative Study of Italian CWS and CWNS

Simona Bernardini, Claudio Zmarich and Luisella Cocco

The aim of this study was to obtain local norms on the Italian version of the Behavior Checklist (BCL) for children. The BCL (Brutten) investigates the number and type of coping behaviors used by children. This self-report test was administered to 60 stuttering children (12 girls and 48 boys) and 83 nonstuttering children (40 girls and 43 boys) between age 6 and 14. The results of this investigation confirm earlier findings that CWS use statistically significantly more speech aids compared to their nonstuttering peers.