Kushalnagar P, Topolski T D, Schick B, Edwards T C, Skalicky A M, Patrick D L
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14627-8990, USA.
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2011 Fall;16(4):512-23. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enr015. Epub 2011 May 2.
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 + 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.
鉴于亲子沟通在青少年幸福感和生活质量中发挥的重要作用，我们试图研究特定沟通变量与青少年总体感知生活质量以及作为聋人或重听人（DHH）的感知生活质量之间的关系。我们对230名青少年（平均年龄 = 14.1，标准差 = 2.2；24%仅使用手语，40%仅使用口语，36%使用手语 + 口语）的便利样本进行了调查，内容涉及与沟通相关的问题、一般生活质量和DHH特定生活质量以及抑郁症状。青少年对理解父母沟通能力的更高感知与感知生活质量显著相关，同时报告的抑郁症状较少，感知耻辱感较低。与使用口语和手语的青少年相比，仅将口语作为单一沟通方式的青少年更有可能报告与DHH相关的更大耻辱感。这些发现表明了青少年对与父母沟通的感知对一般生活质量和DHH特定青少年生活质量的重要性。
