Hintermair Manfred
Department for Special Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, University of Education, Heidelberg, Germany.
Am Ann Deaf. 2009 Summer;154(3):300-10. doi: 10.1353/aad.0.0100.
Social support has shown itself to be an important factor in many areas in regard to mental health development and conservation. Numerous empirical findings also document its significance in various areas of research into deafness. Questionnaires are only one means of gathering information when we are trying to gain access to the social networks of deaf and hard of hearing people, their families, and relatives. The social network map is an approach that provides qualitative access to insights into social relationships and has proven, in conjunction with a qualitative interview, to be a useful tool in allowing a more detailed description and in-depth understanding of the processes of both social support and stress. The special strength of the social network map lies in the combination of visualizing social relationships and reflecting them in an interpersonal dialogue. This article describes how to go about creating a network map and illustrates this with an example of a mother of a multi-handicapped, deaf child. It concludes with a discussion of the opportunities that the use of a social network map offers as well as its potential limitations.
社会支持已被证明是心理健康发展和维护诸多方面的一个重要因素。众多实证研究结果也证明了其在聋人研究各个领域的重要性。当我们试图了解聋人和重听人士及其家人和亲属的社交网络时，问卷调查只是收集信息的一种方式。社会网络地图是一种能够定性地洞察社会关系的方法，并且已证明，结合定性访谈，它是一种有用的工具，可用于更详细地描述和深入理解社会支持与压力的过程。社会网络地图的独特优势在于将社会关系可视化并在人际对话中予以反映。本文介绍了如何制作网络地图，并以一个多重残疾聋儿的母亲为例进行说明。文章最后讨论了使用社会网络地图的机会及其潜在局限性。
