Paradis Grace, Koester Lynne Sanford
Am Ann Deaf. 2015 Summer;160(3):303-15. doi: 10.1353/aad.2015.0026.
In recent years , increasing attention has been given to the development of deaf children, though few studies have included Deaf parents. The present study examined emotional availability (EA) and functions of touch used by Deaf or hearing parents with hearing or deaf infants during free play. Sixty dyads representing four hearing status groups were observed when the infants were 18 months old. Comparisons among all four groups revealed significant differences in regard to parental sensitivity and child responsiveness, with hearing mothers with deaf infants tending to score lowest in the various subcategories of EA. Significant differences were also found for attentional touch and total touch, with deaf mothers of deaf or hearing infants using both types of touch more than hearing mothers of deaf or hearing infants. The importance of support and interventions for hearing mothers with deaf infants is discussed.
近年来，虽然很少有研究纳入失聪父母，但人们对失聪儿童的发展越来越关注。本研究考察了失聪或听力正常的父母与听力正常或失聪的婴儿在自由玩耍期间的情感支持度（EA）以及触摸行为的功能。当婴儿18个月大时，观察了代表四个听力状况组的60对亲子。对所有四组的比较显示，在父母敏感性和儿童反应性方面存在显著差异，失聪婴儿的听力正常母亲在情感支持度的各个子类别中得分往往最低。在注意力触摸和总触摸方面也发现了显著差异，失聪或听力正常婴儿的失聪母亲比失聪或听力正常婴儿的听力正常母亲更多地使用这两种触摸方式。文中讨论了为失聪婴儿的听力正常母亲提供支持和干预的重要性。
