Table 1.

Participant demographics, academic, and clinical experiences (N = 15 preservice speech-language pathology students).

ID	Group	Age (years)	Gender	Classification	Previous clinical experience (no. of months)	Learned about stuttering in academic coursework	Learned about counseling in academic coursework	Previous interaction with persons who stutter	Empathy score (JSPE-HPS)
A2	STEPS	19	Female	Sophomore	No (0)	Yes	No	Yes	116
A4	STEPS	19	Female	Junior	No (0)	Yes	No	Yes	123
A6	STEPS	31	Female	Leveling	Yes (12)	Yes	Yes	No	137
B4	STEPS	20	Female	Junior	No (0)	No	No	No	103
C1	STEPS	20	Female	Junior	Yes (12)	Yes	Yes	Yes	124
C2	STEPS	21	Female	Junior	Yes (4)	Yes	Yes	Yes	116
D4	STEPS	19	Female	Junior	No (0)	Yes	No	Yes	129
D2	STEPS	21	Female	Junior	No (0)	Yes	No	No	121
A3	Control	20	Female	Sophomore	Yes (1)	Yes	No	No	121
A5	Control	19	Female	Junior	Yes (12)	Yes	No	Yes	112
B1	Control	19	Female	Sophomore	No (0)	Yes	No	Yes	128
B3	Control	21	Female	Senior	Yes (36	Yes	Yes	Yes	129
B5	Control	18	Female	Freshman	No (0)	Yes	Yes	No	103
B6	Control	18	Female	Junior	No (0)	Yes	Yes	Yes	118
D3	Control	21	Female	Junior	No (0)	Yes	Yes	No	125

Note. JSPE-HPS = Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy–Health Profession Student; STEPS = Simulated Training in Evidence-Based Practice for Stuttering.