Personality in Children With Vocal Fold Nodules: A Multitrait Analysis

Purpose Vocal fold nodules (VNs) are bilateral, symmetrical, callous-like lesions secondary to phonotrauma and possibly related to specific personality traits. This case–control study examined the relation between personality and VNs in children within the context of the Trait Theory of VNs. Method Parents of children with VNs ( N = 39, M = 7.43, SD = 2.01 years) and two medical control groups (i.e., voice disordered controls, but not VNs [VDCs; N = 40, M = 7.09, SD = 2.01 years] and vocally normal controls [VNCs; N = 40, M = 7.6, SD = 1.54 years]) completed the Inventory of Child Individual Differences, a personality instrument that describes the Big Five superfactors as well as 15 lower order personality traits. Results Children with VNs, as compared with VNCs, were (a) emotionally reactive (i.e., higher N—Neuroticism, p < .005, Cohen's d = 0.53), (b) Antagonistic, Strong-Willed, and less Compliant (i.e., lower A—Agreeableness, p < .014, Cohen's d = 0.59), and (c) Distractible and Disorganized (i.e., lower C—Conscientiousness, p < .009, Cohen's d = 0.62). Both voice disordered groups displayed elevated scores on the personality superfactor of Neuroticism (N; and the “Negative Emotions” lower order trait). Conclusions The combination of personality traits identified in this study (i.e., high N, low A and C) may play a central role in VNs development and possibly attenuate voice therapy success. Children with VNs displayed a similar personality typology as women with VNs, with the exception of elevated Extraversion (E), thereby providing support for the relevance of the Trait Theory of VNs in both children and adults. Clinicians treating children with voice disorders, including VNs, should consider their underlying personality traits in assessment and management.

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Behavioral Profile of Children With Vocal Fold Nodules—A Case-control Study

Journal of Voice ◽

10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.02.009 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 584.e1-584.e4 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ângela Reis-Rego ◽

Pedro Henriques Santos ◽

Gustavo Santos ◽

Pedro Carvalho Santos ◽

David Dias ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vocal Fold ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Case Control ◽

Behavioral Profile ◽

Vocal Fold Nodules ◽

Control Study

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Personality Traits of Children With Vocal Fold Nodules

Journal of Voice ◽

10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.05.001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. 801.e1-801.e6 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ingrid Verduyckt ◽

Caroline Rhéault ◽

Marc Remacle ◽

Dominique Morsomme

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Vocal Fold ◽

Vocal Fold Nodules

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Pediatric Benign Vocal Fold Lesions: A Team Approach

Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders ◽

10.1044/vvd19.3.105 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 105-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Geralyn Harvey Woodnorth ◽

Roger C. Nuss

Keyword(s):

Vocal Fold ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Team Approach ◽

Speech Language Pathologist ◽

Benign Vocal Fold Lesions ◽

Different Types ◽

Team Evaluation ◽

Surgical Treatments ◽

Review Current ◽

Vocal Fold Nodules

Abstract Many children with dysphonia present with benign vocal fold lesions, including bilateral vocal fold nodules, cysts, vocal fold varices, and scarring. Evaluation and treatment of these children are best undertaken in a thoughtful and coordinated manner involving both the speech-language pathologist and the otolaryngologist. The goals of this article are (a) to describe the team evaluation process based on a “whole system” approach; (b) to discuss etiological factors and diagnosis; and (c) to review current medical, behavioral, and surgical treatments for children with different types of dysphonia.

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Benign Laryngeal Lesions

10.2310/ot.7059 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Jeffrey Straub ◽

Brandon Kim

Keyword(s):

Laser Therapy ◽

Vocal Fold ◽

Clinical Presentation ◽

Benign Tumors ◽

Vocal Hygiene ◽

Laryngeal Lesions ◽

Benign Laryngeal Lesions ◽

Vocal Fold Nodules

Benign laryngeal lesions represent a diverse set of pathologies whose clinical presentation may range from no symptoms to dyspnea and/or dysphonia. Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy and videolaryngostroboscopy are important in distinguishingdifferent types of lesions, and management and treatment are dependent on the identification of these lesions, as they have different etiologies. Some lesions such as vocal fold nodules and polyps are primarily phonotraumatic and may benefit fromspeech therapy and vocal hygiene as initial approaches. Vocal fold cysts and benign tumors may benefit from microlaryngeal approaches, while capillary ectasias, polypoid corditis, laryngoceles, saccular cysts, and papilloma may benefit from laser therapy. Vocal fold granulomas may arise from various etiologies such as intubation, traumatic behaviors, or reflux. Polypoid corditis arises from smoking. This review is intended to provide an overview of the variety of lesions that encompass non-malignant laryngeal lesions that is both suitable for junior and senior residents. This review contains 12 figures, 5 tables, and 64 references Keywords: Benign laryngeal lesions, Laryngocele, Polyp, Cyst, Polypoid Corditis, Papilloma

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Multidimensional acoustic analysis of pathological voice

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo ◽

10.2298/sarh0906234p ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 137 (5-6) ◽

pp. 234-238

Author(s):

Mirjana Petrovic-Lazic ◽

Snezana Babac ◽

Zoran Ivankovic ◽

Rade Kosanovic

Keyword(s):

Vocal Fold ◽

Acoustic Analysis ◽

Control Group ◽

Acoustic Parameters ◽

Vocal Rehabilitation ◽

Voice Treatment ◽

Before And After ◽

The Voice ◽

Vocal Fold Nodules ◽

Pathological Voice

Introduction. There are subjective and objective ways to examine the effects of vocal therapy in voice disorders. The most precise and objective check-up is the use of computer voice analysis. Objective. The aim of the research was to perform a detailed analysis of acoustic structure of the vowel A before and after voice treatment in patients with vocal fold nodules in order to obtain objective verification of the vocal rehabilitation success. Methods. We examined 30 female patients, aged 34.6?6.69 years, with vocal fold nodules. Acoustic parameters of voice were compared with the control group consisting of 21 subjects without voice pathology. In all persons the vowel A was recorded and analyzed before and after a month of vocal therapy. The success of the vocal therapy was tracked using computer analysis of vocal structure. Signal, noise and tremor parameters were processed. Results. Of the analyzed vowel A parameters: STD, PER, JITA, JITT, RAP, vFO, ShdB, SHIM, APQ, VTI, SPI, F0, NHR, FTRI, eleven improved (p<0.05 and p<0.01). Three parameters (F0, NHR, FTRI) changed showing improvement, but the obtained differences were not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion. Based on the obtained results it was concluded that vocal therapy gave satisfactory results, but that it should be continually applied until full stabilization of the voice.

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Aggressive, Tense or Shy? Identifying Personality Traits from Crowd Videos

Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence ◽

10.24963/ijcai.2017/17 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Aniket Bera ◽

Tanmay Randhavane ◽

Dinesh Manocha

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Real Time ◽

Personality Trait ◽

User Study ◽

Movement Patterns ◽

Time Algorithm ◽

High Density ◽

Motion Model ◽

Classification Criterion ◽

Trait Theory

We present a real-time algorithm to automatically classify the behavior or personality of a pedestrian based on his or her movements in a crowd video. Our classification criterion is based on Personality Trait theory. We present a statistical scheme that dynamically learns the behavior of every pedestrian and computes its motion model. This model is combined with global crowd characteristics to compute the movement patterns and motion dynamics and use them for crowd prediction. Our learning scheme is general and we highlight its performance in identifying the personality of different pedestrians in low and high density crowd videos. We also evaluate the accuracy by comparing the results with a user study.

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Vocal Fold Nodules

Evidence-Based Laryngology ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-58494-8_1 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Patrick O. McGarey ◽

C. Blake Simpson

Keyword(s):

Vocal Fold ◽

Vocal Fold Nodules

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Conclusion

Understanding Virtue ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190655136.003.0007 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 293-294

Author(s):

Jennifer Cole Wright ◽

Michael T. Warren ◽

Nancy E. Snow

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Psychological Measurement ◽

Philosophical Approach ◽

Interdisciplinary Science ◽

Trait Theory ◽

Empirical Framework

The interdisciplinary science of virtue and character measurement is in its infancy. In this volume, we hope to have moved the conversation forward. We took the first step toward this in Chapter 1 by introducing our working conception of virtue. This is a modified Aristotelianism which we integrated with Whole Trait Theory (WTT). The point of doing this was to combine the richness of an extremely influential philosophical approach to virtue with a promising empirical framework of personality traits that allows for the psychological measurement of virtue. In ...

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