Issues and challenges of adults with hearing disability

A mixed-method study to compare the deaf and non-deaf adults on social adjustment

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.7005

Authors

  • Arushi Tripathi MA Clinical Psychology, Lovely Professional University
  • Saranya T. S. Assistant professor Psychology, Lovely Professional University

Keywords:

hearing disability, social adjustment, communication

Abstract

The study was undertaken to apprehend the distinction between adults with hearingability and adults withouthearing ability on social adjustment. Social adjustment is a critical component of adjustment that permits a man or woman to stay in concord with society and social structures. The study attempts to deal with the problems of the listening to disabled in phrases of social adjustment and spot whether or not obstacles in communique have an effect on the adjustment amongst them. To gain the reason of the have a look at, the researcher focused on 60 adults with listening capacity and 60 adults without listening capacity using a random sampling technique. Data that changed acquired the use of demographic sheets and Bell’s Adjustment stock found out that there's a widespread distinction between the hearing disabled adults and non-disabled adults in phrases of social adjustment (p< .00). and there's a want for intervention amongst deaf adults to enhance their social adjustment. The researchers tried to accumulate the facts the use of the interview technique from the bodily disabled people to attain facts concerning their barriers to communique and social adjustment through the use of signal language.

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Published

07-05-2022

How to Cite

Tripathi, A., & Saranya, T. S. (2022). Issues and challenges of adults with hearing disability: A mixed-method study to compare the deaf and non-deaf adults on social adjustment. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S3), 5032–5039. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.7005

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