Well-being in children and adolescents with hearing/listening impairment from a special needs school during the Covid-19 pandemic: associations with stressful situations and self-efficacy
Background: Research on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on well-being among children with disabilities is scarce. Studies in children and adolescents that have problems with hearing or listening, a possibly particularly vulnerable group during the pandemic, are largely lacki...
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| description | Background: Research on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on well-being among children with disabilities is scarce. Studies in children and adolescents that have problems with hearing or listening, a possibly particularly vulnerable group during the pandemic, are largely lacking.Aims: We investigated well-being, stress experiences, and self-efficacy among children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) or with auditory processing disorder (APD) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A total of N = 90 children who are D/HH or with APD (47% girls, Mage = 14.95, SD = 2.02) from a special needs school completed self-reports. Data were assessed in Germany in May 2021.Results: Over half the children (52%) reported low well-being. Well-being correlated negatively with stress (perceived stress and stressor occurrence, both for the three different domains: general everyday stressors, pandemic-specific stressors, hearing-specific stressors, r = −.27 to −.56) and positively with self-efficacy (r = .42). Regression analyses confirmed the positive association between well-being and self-efficacy (β = .37/.30). Regarding stress, perceived stress for pandemic-specific stressors (e.g. homeschooling, crowds, β = -.35) and a stronger occurrence of everyday stressors (e.g. gossiping, parents having no time, β = -.45) were relevant for lower well-being.Conclusions: Especially everyday and pandemic-related stressors should be taken seriously. Self-efficacy should be strenghtened as a resource. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-adb79c0239ae4008ae0d4d22366644e52024-12-05T15:52:33ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHealth Psychology and Behavioral Medicine2164-28502024-12-0112110.1080/21642850.2023.2286953Well-being in children and adolescents with hearing/listening impairment from a special needs school during the Covid-19 pandemic: associations with stressful situations and self-efficacyVera Gillé0Kathrin Allgayer1Melanie Wengert2Heike Eschenbeck3Department of Psychology, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, GermanySchool for Hearing Impaired Children St Josef, Schwäbisch Gmünd, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, GermanyBackground: Research on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on well-being among children with disabilities is scarce. Studies in children and adolescents that have problems with hearing or listening, a possibly particularly vulnerable group during the pandemic, are largely lacking.Aims: We investigated well-being, stress experiences, and self-efficacy among children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) or with auditory processing disorder (APD) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A total of N = 90 children who are D/HH or with APD (47% girls, Mage = 14.95, SD = 2.02) from a special needs school completed self-reports. Data were assessed in Germany in May 2021.Results: Over half the children (52%) reported low well-being. Well-being correlated negatively with stress (perceived stress and stressor occurrence, both for the three different domains: general everyday stressors, pandemic-specific stressors, hearing-specific stressors, r = −.27 to −.56) and positively with self-efficacy (r = .42). Regression analyses confirmed the positive association between well-being and self-efficacy (β = .37/.30). Regarding stress, perceived stress for pandemic-specific stressors (e.g. homeschooling, crowds, β = -.35) and a stronger occurrence of everyday stressors (e.g. gossiping, parents having no time, β = -.45) were relevant for lower well-being.Conclusions: Especially everyday and pandemic-related stressors should be taken seriously. Self-efficacy should be strenghtened as a resource.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21642850.2023.2286953Well-beingself-efficacystressorsadolescentsCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Vera Gillé Kathrin Allgayer Melanie Wengert Heike Eschenbeck Well-being in children and adolescents with hearing/listening impairment from a special needs school during the Covid-19 pandemic: associations with stressful situations and self-efficacy Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Well-being self-efficacy stressors adolescents COVID-19 |
| title | Well-being in children and adolescents with hearing/listening impairment from a special needs school during the Covid-19 pandemic: associations with stressful situations and self-efficacy |
| title_full | Well-being in children and adolescents with hearing/listening impairment from a special needs school during the Covid-19 pandemic: associations with stressful situations and self-efficacy |
| title_fullStr | Well-being in children and adolescents with hearing/listening impairment from a special needs school during the Covid-19 pandemic: associations with stressful situations and self-efficacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Well-being in children and adolescents with hearing/listening impairment from a special needs school during the Covid-19 pandemic: associations with stressful situations and self-efficacy |
| title_short | Well-being in children and adolescents with hearing/listening impairment from a special needs school during the Covid-19 pandemic: associations with stressful situations and self-efficacy |
| title_sort | well being in children and adolescents with hearing listening impairment from a special needs school during the covid 19 pandemic associations with stressful situations and self efficacy |
| topic | Well-being self-efficacy stressors adolescents COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21642850.2023.2286953 |
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