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

Autor/inn/en	Brown, P. Margaret; Cornes, Andrew
Titel	Mental Health of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Adolescents: What the Students Say
Quelle	In: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 20 (2015) 1, S.75-81 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-4159
DOI	10.1093/deafed/enu031
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Deafness; Hearing Impairments; Adolescents; Sign Language; Communication Strategies; Severity (of Disability); Mental Disorders; Comorbidity; Comparative Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Language Usage; Predictor Variables; Attitude Measures; Educational Environment; Family Environment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gebärdensprache; Kommunikationsstrategie; Schweregrad; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Sprachgebrauch; Prädiktor; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Familienmilieu; Australien
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01