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Chinese families’ adaptation to childhood deafness: implications for psychoeducational support for families with deaf children in China

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Shenglin L., Potměšil M.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Psychologica

2011

vol. 4

34-48

Childhood deafness not only impacts children’s development, but also affects all aspects of family life. This study used a sample of 107 families with deaf children from China to examine how Chinese families adapted to the stress of having a deaf child in the family. A questionnaire was developed to assess the impact of childhood deafness on family life, the family’s perception of childhood deafness, the family’s resources, and the overall outcome of adaptation. The results showed that childhood deafness, as a stressor, impacted Chinese family life considerably, leading to a series of parenting difficulties, such as additional financial burdens, difficulty in communicating with the child, and so on. However, in general, the surveyed Chinese families adapted to childhood deafness positively despite experiencing strong and long-term grief. The positive adaptation could probably be contributed to Chinese families’ collective resources, such as family cohesion and open communication. Finally, implications for psychoeducational support for families with deaf children in China are discussed.

A comparative study of deaf children’s family resilience

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Shenglin L., Potměšíl M.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Psychologica

2012

vol. 5

28-43

This study compares families’ adaptation to childhood deafness in China and the Czech Republic. A sample of 160 families with deaf children were studied; 107 from China, 53 from the Czech Republic. The results showed that (1) overall, both family groups demonstrated resilience when facing the risk of childhood deafness by accepting the children’s deafness, functioning normally, and expecting a good future for their children; (2) Chinese families and Czech families did not demonstrate significant differences in the overall outcome of positive adaptation but displayed apparent differences in adaptiv patterns; (3) Chinese families were impacted more severely than Czech families by childhood deafness due to the lack of adequate social support, but cohesive family relationships and more positive changes in family belief such as optimism, altruism and tolerance toward differences might mediate the adverse impact caused by children’s deafness.

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2 Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Psychologica

2 Shenglin L.

1 Potměšil M.

1 Potměšíl M.

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Chinese families’ adaptation to childhood deafness: implications for psychoeducational support for families with deaf children in China

A comparative study of deaf children’s family resilience