Journal article
Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives of Siblings of Children With Cochlear Implants
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.64(7), pp.2854-2869
07/01/2021
DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00624
PMID: 34121421
Abstract
Purpose: The sibling relationship teaches children to navigate social interactions with their peers. However, the presence of an exceptionality, such as hearing loss, in one child can affect the dynamic of this relationship. This article examines quantitative and qualitative effects of having a brother or sister with a cochlear implant (CI) on siblings with typical hearing (TH) to determine how children with TH perceive their sibling with a CI and how having a CI user in the family affects the sibling's activities, emotions, and parental attention.
Method: Participants include 36 siblings with TH (M-age = 11.6 years) of CI users (M-age = 11.9 years) who completed quantitative measures of their perspectives of their brother/ sister with CIs and the effect of hearing loss on themselves. Siblings with TH also could express their opinions via openended prompts.
Results: Overall, siblings with TH express positive perspectives of their brother/sister with CIs and report having a CI user in the family does not affect them much, particularly if the CI user has adequate communication skills. Responses to both quantitative and qualitative items converge on the close relationship between siblings but diverge relative to differential attention from parents (i.e., open-ended responses suggest parents spend more time with the CI user than the sibling with TH). Additionally, siblings acknowledge the presence of social communication deficits of the CI user in real-world situations.
Conclusion: This nuanced look at relationships among the parent, CI user, and sibling with TH highlights the importance of understanding the family system when working with children with hearing loss.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives of Siblings of Children With Cochlear Implants
- Creators
- Andrea D. Warner-Czyz - The University of Texas at DallasKathryn B. Wiseman - The University of Texas at DallasJackie A. Nelson - The University of Texas at Dallas
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.64(7), pp.2854-2869
- Publisher
- Amer Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc
- DOI
- 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00624
- PMID
- 34121421
- ISSN
- 1092-4388
- eISSN
- 1558-9102
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984627336702771
Metrics
4 Record Views