Is There a Relationship Between Levels of Social Competence, Demographic Characteristics and Violent Tendencies in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children?
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, cilt.73, sa.3, ss.573-587, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/1034912x.2025.2528195
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.573-587
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Deaf and hard of hearing children, social skills, violence tendency, social development
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the level of social skills of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDH) children, their demographic characteristics and their tendency to violence. The study group consisted of 73 DDH children. The data of the study were collected using the ‘Personal Information Form’, ‘Social Skills Scale’ and ‘Violence Tendency Scale’. The data were analysed using independent groups t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation analysis. The level of social skills was low in 23.3% of the DDH children, medium in 49.3% and high in 27.4%. In addition, 30.2% had a high propensity to violence. The level of social skills and tendency to violence of the DDH children did not differ according to gender, presence of hearing aids, type of hearing aids and educational level of mother and father. Moderate hearing loss, age, use of both sign language and verbal communication methods, having two siblings positively influenced the level of social skills of DDH children. DDH children educated in special education centres were more prone to violence than others. Although there was no significant relationship between the level of social skills of DDH children and their tendency to violence, it is necessary to teach social skills to people with hearing impairment.