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Young Children’s Attitudes Toward Peers Who Wear Hearing Aids

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextOnline resources: In: American Journal of Audiology • Vol. 29 • 110–119 • June 2020Summary: This study examined whether young children with normal hearing demonstrated negative attitudes toward peers wearing hearing aids, often described as the “hearing aid effect.” The effect of age on these attitudes was also examined. Method: Forty-five typically developing children with normal hearing, aged 6–11 years, were recruited to answer questions about and rate photos of children with and without hearing aids in areas of peer acceptance as well as physical and cognitive competence. Participants completed a forced-choice task, a perceived competence rating task, and a sociometric rating task.
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This study examined whether young children with
normal hearing demonstrated negative attitudes toward
peers wearing hearing aids, often described as the “hearing
aid effect.” The effect of age on these attitudes was also
examined.
Method: Forty-five typically developing children with normal
hearing, aged 6–11 years, were recruited to answer questions
about and rate photos of children with and without hearing
aids in areas of peer acceptance as well as physical and
cognitive competence. Participants completed a forced-choice
task, a perceived competence rating task, and a sociometric
rating task.

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