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Aanondsen, Chris Margaret; Jozefiak, Thomas; Heiling, Kerstin; Rimehaug, Tormod – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2020
The majority of studies on mental health in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children report a higher level of mental health problems. Inconsistencies in reports of prevalence of mental health problems have been found to be related to a number of factors such as language skills, cognitive ability, heterogeneous samples as well as validity problems…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Mental Health, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
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Michael, Rinat; Attias, Joseph; Raveh, Eyal – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2019
This study examined the contribution of cochlear implants (CIs) to the social-emotional functioning of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (dhh). Sixty-three parents of children who are dhh participated in the study. Thirty children were CI users and 32 used hearing aids (HAs). They completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and a…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Assistive Technology, Social Development
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Niclasen, Janni; Dammeyer, Jesper – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2016
More knowledge is needed about the characteristics of mental health problems among deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) children. This study investigates the factor structure of one of the most widely used screening tools, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and the prevalence of mental health problems among D/HH children. Our data were…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Questionnaires, Mental Health, Mental Disorders