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Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 3(4), pp. 113 - 121
DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2015.030403
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Hearing, Deaf and Cochlear Implanted Adolescent Males' Social Confidence (C.I. Males are not Confident in the Presence of Deaf Males)
Mike Berry 1,*, Louise O' Rourke 2
1 The CyberPsychology Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
2 University of St. Andrews, Scotland
ABSTRACT
We examined differences between Deaf, Cochlear Implanted (CI) and hearing male adolescents in terms of their social confidence levels. 54 Deaf, CI user and hearing male adolescents completed a version of the Deaf Acculturation Scale (DAS) that was specifically designed for adolescents by Maxwell-McCaw and the Jackson Personality Inventory. There was a significant main effect of hearing and deaf environment and hearing environment and general social confidence, but no significant interaction between environment and preferred mode of communication or its effect on social confidence scores. There was no association between age and social confidence scores or a significant correlation between parental hearing status, suggesting that the hearing status of participants' families had no effect on their levels of social confidence. However, CI male users demonstrated lower social confidence out of the three group conditions, particularly when in the company of Deaf individuals.
KEYWORDS
Adolescents, Social Identity, Deafness, Cochlear Implants
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mike Berry , Louise O' Rourke , "Hearing, Deaf and Cochlear Implanted Adolescent Males' Social Confidence (C.I. Males are not Confident in the Presence of Deaf Males)," Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 113 - 121, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2015.030403.
(b). APA Format:
Mike Berry , Louise O' Rourke (2015). Hearing, Deaf and Cochlear Implanted Adolescent Males' Social Confidence (C.I. Males are not Confident in the Presence of Deaf Males). Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION), 3(4), 113 - 121. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2015.030403.