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Psychological resilience in deaf or hard-of-hearing students and associated factors: A cross-sectional study

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Mental health in deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) students is a severe issue. Psychological resilience is a well-established protective factor of mental health. We aimed to examine the current situation of psychological resilience in D/HH students and identify the associated factors. Using multi-stage sampling, we conveniently selected 2 special education colleges tailored for D/HH students and randomly selected 3 classrooms from each grade in each college with clustering sampling. Psychological resilience was measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Univariate and multivariate linear regression models were applied to identify multiple levels of associated factors including individual, family, peer and social environmental factors. D/HH students had a middle level of psychological resilience. The results in multivariate linear regression model showed that D/HH students with leadership experience, acquired deafness, very good lip-reading ability, family annual income 120,000 RMB or above, more D/HH friends or both D/HH and hearing friends, more social support demonstrated better psychological resilience. Our findings would inform practice and policy to identify the D/HH students who are at greater risk and develop effective intervention strategies to improve the psychological resilience and mental health in this marginal population.

Source: Medicine

DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000043935

Authors: Tian Xu, Shan Huang, Guanjun Bao, Ye Luo, Yuanfei Liu

Institutions: Quzhou College of Technology, Changchun University, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University

Language: English

Topic: Resilience and Mental Health

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,950