Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Brown, P. Margaret
• Cornes, Andrew

Titel

Mental Health of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Adolescents: What the Students Say

Ist Teil von

• Journal of deaf studies and deaf education, 2015-01, Vol.20 (1), p.75-81

Ort / Verlag

United States: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study investigated the mental health problems of 89 deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) adolescents in New South Wales, Tasmania, and Western Australia. Participants completed the written (for oral students) or signed version for competent Australian Sign Language (Auslan) users version of the Youth Self Report (YSR). Students were educated in a range of educational settings, had varying degrees of hearing loss, and used a range of communication modes. Results showed that, overall, DHH students reported increased levels of mental health problems compared with hearing peers. The broadband syndromes were more than 3 times more likely to be reported, while the narrowband syndromes were between 2 and 7 times more likely. A binary logistic regression analysis showed that the language used at home was a significant predictor of mental health problems. The implications of these findings for the social, emotional, and mental well-being of DHH students and the training of professionals are discussed.