title: An exploratory study of psychosocial risk behaviors of adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing: comparisons and recommendations.
abstract: The study compared psychosocial risk behaviors of adolescents who were deaf or hard of hearing with those of their hearing peers in a residential treatment facility. Statistically significant differences emerged between groups. The adolescents who were deaf or hard of hearing demonstrated clinically higher scores than those of their hearing peers on the psychosocial risk behaviors of risk to others, social and adaptive functioning, need for structure, aggression toward people and animals, destruction of property, theft and deceit, and rules violations. Implications and suggestions for helping professionals are included.
authors: College of Education, Boise State University, Idaho, USA.
authors: Kenneth M
authors: KM
authors: Coll
authors: Martin M
authors: MM
authors: Cutler
authors: Patti
authors: P
authors: Thobro
authors: Robin
authors: R
authors: Haas
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Powell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000374:Aggression; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012574:Schools; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D012919:Social Behavior; D013800:Theft