Watt J D, Davis F E
Department of Psychology, University of West Florida, Pensacola 32514.
Am Ann Deaf. 1991 Dec;136(5):409-13. doi: 10.1353/aad.2012.0470.
We investigated boredom proneness and depression among 50 profoundly deaf residential school adolescents using the Boredom Proneness (BP) scale and a version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) that has been modified for use with deaf subjects. Consistent with previous research, the deaf students had a significantly higher incidence of depression than the hearing students. In addition, the deaf students were found to be significantly more boredom prone than the hearing subjects. The results suggest that deafness not only increases a person's vulnerability to mild levels of depression, but also tends to augment one's tendency toward experiencing boredom. Implications for educational settings and areas for future research are discussed.
我们使用无聊倾向量表（BP）和为聋人受试者修改的贝克抑郁量表（BDI）版本，对50名深度失聪的寄宿学校青少年的无聊倾向和抑郁情况进行了调查。与之前的研究一致，失聪学生的抑郁发病率显著高于听力正常的学生。此外，发现失聪学生比听力正常的受试者更容易感到无聊。结果表明，失聪不仅会增加一个人患轻度抑郁症的易感性，还往往会增强其感到无聊的倾向。文中讨论了对教育环境的影响以及未来研究的方向。
