School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA.
Int J Audiol. 2023 Apr;62(4):343-349. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2022.2042607. Epub 2022 Feb 24.
The present study aimed to clarify the associations between Hearing Aid Self-efficacy (HASE) and other traits such as working memory, personality and hearing aid (HA) experience.
Fifty-four adults (both naïve and experienced HA users) were included in this exploratory descriptive study. Their working memory, personality, HASE, HA experience and practical HA skills were evaluated.
HA experience had a significant positive association with self-efficacy for basic and advanced HA handling abilities. Working memory and personality traits were not related to HASE. For the experienced HA users, HASE was not related to HA skills. However, the openness personality trait had a significant positive association with HA skills.
The positive association between HASE and HA experience supported the theory that HASE might be improved through mastery experiences. Possessing certain cognitive abilities or specific personality traits is not a prerequisite for having high HASE. This study also supports previous findings that HASE is not related to HA skills, bringing into question whether improving HASE will also improve HA outcomes. However, for experienced participants, aspects of personality and cognition might play a role in mediating the association between HASE and HA skills.
本研究旨在阐明助听器自我效能量表（HASE）与其他特征（如工作记忆、个性和助听器（HA）使用经验）之间的关系。
本探索性描述性研究纳入了 54 名成年人（包括初次和有经验的 HA 用户）。评估了他们的工作记忆、个性、HASE、HA 使用经验和实际的 HA 技能。
HA 使用经验与基本和高级 HA 操作能力的自我效能感呈显著正相关。工作记忆和个性特征与 HASE 无关。对于有经验的 HA 用户，HASE 与 HA 技能无关。然而，开放性个性特征与 HA 技能呈显著正相关。
HASE 与 HA 使用经验之间的正相关支持了 HASE 可能通过掌握经验得到提高的理论。拥有某些认知能力或特定个性特征并不是具有高 HASE 的先决条件。本研究还支持了之前关于 HASE 与 HA 技能无关的发现，这使得提高 HASE 是否也会改善 HA 结果受到质疑。然而，对于有经验的参与者，个性和认知方面可能在调节 HASE 和 HA 技能之间的关系中发挥作用。
