This paper illuminates the nature of and processes shaping self-identity formation as Able for People Who Stutter (PWS). It responds to the question: How have adults who stuttered over their life courses created understanding of themselves as Able? Seven participants between 19 and 65 years shared life course stories of living with stuttering. Data was generated through biographical narrative l...

We extend the logical model of agency known as the KGP model, to support agents with normative concepts, based on the roles an agent plays and the obligations and prohibitions that result from playing these roles. The proposed framework illustrates how the resulting normative concepts, including the roles, can evolve dynamically during the lifetime of the agent. Furthermore, we illustrate how t...

BACKGROUND The objectives of the study were to generate normative data for the RS-11 for different age groups for men and women and to further investigate the construct validity and factor structure in the general population. METHODS Nationally representative face-to face household surveys were conducted in Germany in 2006 (n = 5,036). RESULTS Normative data for the RS-11 were generated for...