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School wellbeing and psychological characteristics of online learning in families of children with and without hearing loss during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Inguscio Bianca Maria Serena,
Nicastri Maria,
Giallini Ilaria,
Greco Antonio,
Babiloni Fabio,
Cartocci Giulia,
Mancini Patrizia
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.22761
Subject(s) - psychology , anxiety , covid-19 , developmental psychology , perspective (graphical) , hearing loss , clinical psychology , trait anxiety , pandemic , psychiatry , audiology , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , artificial intelligence , computer science
This study investigated the psychological characteristics of online learning on Italian students with and without hearing loss (HL) and on their parents, who were forced into isolation during the Covid‐19 pandemic. An online survey collected information on socio‐demographic data and opinions concerning online learning from 61 children (mean age 11; 25 males, 36 females), including 43 with HL and also from their parents; additionally, school wellbeing and anxiety were assessed. The results showed that, in both the student and parent groups, no significant effect of HL on school wellbeing and anxiety was found. Additionally, in parents, State Anxiety was significantly higher than Trait Anxiety, suggesting one possible impact of lockdown on psychological wellbeing. Differences due to HL were observed and discussed in correlation analyses. The Authors believe that this study is the first contribution to the psychological evaluation of the impact of online learning on families with hearing‐impaired children, from the perspective of a successful, inclusive didactic.