The purpose of this study was to identify similarities and differences between parents with normal hearing and hearing impaired preschool children. Approximately 225 packets were delivered to the preschool teachers of the hearing impaired children with the intention that they would be passed on to the parents. A total of 20 useable packets were returned, reflecting a 17% return rate. Forty-five packets were sent to parents of normal hearing children and 17 couples responded, indicating a 44% return rate. Therefore, participants included 40 parents of preschool hearing impaired preschool children and 34 parents of normal hearing preschoolers. / Levels of stress, coping strategies, cohesion and adaptability were evaluated. Due to initial group differences, child sex, child age, and couple socioeconomic status were used as covariates. / No significant differences were found in stress levels between the two groups. Significant differences were found in coping strategies of Reframing and Mobilizing the Family to Acquire and Accept Help. Reframing dealt with redefining stressful events in order to make them more manageable. Mobilizing the Family to Acquire and Accept Help was reflective of the family's ability to seek out help from others and make use of community resources. Both strategies were used significantly more often by the parents of the hearing impaired children. / The level of emotional bonding, or cohesion, did not differ significantly between the groups. The husbands' adaptability level, or ability to be flexible toward change, also did not differentiate the groups. However, there were significant differences between the groups in the wives' adaptability level. Wives in the hearing impaired group perceived the family as less adaptable as compared to wives in the normal hearing group. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-08, Section: A, page: 3200. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75914 |
| Contributors | LEE, CLAUDIA BUSCH., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 191 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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