Mode of Communication, Perceived Level of Understanding, and Perceived Quality of Life in Youth Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Mode of Communication, Perceived Level of Understanding, and Perceived Quality of Life in Youth Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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DOI：
10.1093/deafed/enr015
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
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2
通讯作者：
Patrick, D. L.
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Kushalnagar, P.;Topolski, T. D.;Patrick, D. L.
鉴于亲子沟通在青少年幸福感和生活质量中的重要作用，我们试图考察具体的沟通变量与青少年总体和聋人或重听人的生活质量之间的关系。对230名青年(平均年龄14.1岁，标准差=2.2；24%只使用手语，40%只使用手语，36%使用手语1)进行了关于沟通相关问题、一般和DHH特有的生活质量以及抑郁症状的调查。年轻人对自己理解父母沟通能力的感知程度较高，与感知的生活质量显著相关，报告的抑郁症状和耻辱程度也较低。使用语言作为单一交流方式的年轻人比同时使用语言和手势的年轻人更有可能报告与患有DHH相关的更多耻辱。这些发现表明，青少年对与父母沟通的看法在一般性和特定于DHH的青少年生活质量方面具有重要意义。
Given the important role of parent-youth communication in adolescent well-being and quality of life, we sought to examine the relationship between specific communication variables and youth perceived quality of life in general and as a deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) individual. A convenience sample of 230 youth (mean age = 14.1, standard deviation = 2.2; 24% used sign only, 40% speech only, and 36% sign 1 speech) was surveyed on communication-related issues, generic and DHH-specific quality of life, and depression symptoms. Higher youth perception of their ability to understand parents' communication was significantly correlated with perceived quality of life as well as lower reported depressive symptoms and lower perceived stigma. Youth who use speech as their single mode of communication were more likely to report greater stigma associated with being DHH than youth who used both speech and sign. These findings demonstrate the importance of youths' perceptions of communication with their parents on generic and DHH-specific youth quality of life.