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Personality and functional hearing loss in children
Author(s) -
Aplin D. Yvonne,
Rowson Vivienne J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1986.tb00715.x
Subject(s) - psychology , neuroticism , extraversion and introversion , personality , eysenck personality questionnaire , developmental psychology , audiology , personality assessment inventory , hearing loss , big five personality traits , clinical psychology , social psychology , medicine
Thirty children with functional hearing loss were seen for psychological assessment. The sample included twice as many girls as boys. Most had experienced middle‐ear problems and scored outside normal limits on the Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory. Introversion alone or combined with neuroticism was the most important personality dimension, especially for girls. The relationship between introverted behaviour, hearing impairment and previous experience of hearing problems is discussed.