The purposes of this study were to analyze levels of mental health of hearing impairments and identify the influential factors of demographic-sociologic, psychologic, society, and communication and to suggest method for control and improvement of ment...
The purposes of this study were to analyze levels of mental health of hearing impairments and identify the influential factors of demographic-sociologic, psychologic, society, and communication and to suggest method for control and improvement of mental health of hearing impairments based on results of this study.
For these purposes, the researcher sampled 181 hearing impairments using religious group, educational institution, welfare center, deaf association, and so on in Daegu and Gyeong-Buk.
The results of this study can be summarized as follows.
First, level of mental health is not significantly different depending on factors of demographic-sociologic.
Second, levels of hearing impairments depended on self-esteem which is one of psychological factors. It was found that hearing impairments who had more self-esteem hae more positive levels of mental health. The depression among self-esteem showed the highest correlation, and then social disfunction, anxiety were followed the next.
Third, support of family and friends among factors of society affected mental health of hearing impairments and support of friends showed more correlation than support of family. The social disfunction among factors of society and level of mental health showed the highest correlation, and then depression, anxiety were followed the next.
Fourth, communication types(sign, oral, writing, sign*oral) accept languages were not correlative, but writing type which is one of express languages was significantly correlative to mental health.
Fifth, the supports of friends which major factors affected mental health of hearing impairments were the highest correlation, and then self-esteem, supports of family were followed the next.
According to the result of this study, social welfare's practice for improvement of mental health of hearing impairments should be accessed variety areas base on factors of society and communication.
The suggestions for improving mental health of hearing impairments be summarized as follows.
First, the realization for hearing impairments of hearing impairments and communication should be improved.
The hearing impairments is in very complex situation which is mixed various communication types as sign, oral, writhing, body language. But they sometimes are hard to communication. So they are difficult contact with peers. Social organizations would let down the bars about communication.
Second, curriculum and society should be changed admit sign and oral language are equal.
Third, the hearing impairments will have to exert theirselves form an organization and solidify their friendship.
Forth, the individualized services should be executed to improve their self-esteem.
Finally, this indicated the necessity to promote relation organizations and service center for receiving hearing impairments themselves.