Schooling relates to mental health problems in adolescents with cochlear implants – mediation by hearing and family variables

Autor: Maria eHuber, Belinda ePletzer, Alexandros eGiourgas, Andreas eNickisch, Silke eKunze, Angelika eIllg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 6 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01889
Popis: Aim of this multicenter study was to investigate whether schooling relates to mental health problems of adolescents with cochlear implants (CI) and how this relationship is mediated by hearing and family variables. 140 secondary school students with CI (mean age = 14.7 years, SD = 1.5), their hearing parents and teachers completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Additional audiological tests (speech comprehension tests in quiet and noise) were performed. Students of special schools for hearing impaired persons (SSHIs) showed significantly more conduct problems (p
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