Parasnis I, Long G L
Percept Mot Skills. 1979 Dec;49(3):879-87. doi: 10.2466/pms.1979.49.3.879.
The hypotheses that deaf students would be more field-dependent than hearing students and that their competence in communication skills would be positively related to field-independence were supported for a group of 77 male and 67 female deaf students. Step-wise multiple regression analyses of the data showed that for females spatial skills followed by communication skills were significant predictors of field-independence; for males spatial skills followed by the extent of hearing loss were significant predictors of field-independence. Sex differences found on tests of field-independence and spatial relations were consistent with those obtained from the hearing population. It was suggested that socialization experiences and competence in communication skills may influence development of field-independence in deaf students.
对于77名男聋生和67名女聋生组成的群体而言，聋生比听力正常的学生更依赖场依存以及他们的沟通技能能力与场独立性呈正相关这两个假设得到了支持。对数据进行的逐步多元回归分析表明，对于女生，空间技能其次是沟通技能是场独立性的重要预测因素；对于男生，空间技能其次是听力损失程度是场独立性的重要预测因素。在场独立性和空间关系测试中发现的性别差异与从听力正常人群中获得的差异一致。研究表明，社交化经历和沟通技能能力可能会影响聋生场独立性的发展。
