Brown P Margaret, Cornes Andrew
University of Melbourne and
University of Melbourne and View Psychology Limited.
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2015 Jan;20(1):75-81. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enu031. Epub 2014 Sep 18.
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.
本研究调查了新南威尔士州、塔斯马尼亚州和西澳大利亚州89名失聪及听力障碍（DHH）青少年的心理健康问题。参与者完成了《青少年自我报告》（YSR）的书面版（供口语学生使用）或澳大利亚手语（Auslan）熟练使用者的手语版。学生们在一系列教育环境中接受教育，听力损失程度不同，并使用多种交流方式。结果显示，总体而言，与听力正常的同龄人相比，DHH学生报告的心理健康问题水平有所增加。宽带综合征被报告的可能性高出3倍多，而窄带综合征被报告的可能性则高出2至7倍。二元逻辑回归分析表明，在家中使用的语言是心理健康问题的一个重要预测因素。讨论了这些发现对DHH学生的社会、情感和心理健康以及专业人员培训的影响。
