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Child deafnes and mother-child interaction

J Wedell-Monnig, J M Lumley

    Child Development
    |September 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    Deaf children showed less interaction in play compared to hearing children. Mothers of deaf children were more dominant during interactions, impacting child engagement.

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    Area of Science:

    • Developmental Psychology
    • Childhood Hearing Impairment
    • Mother-Child Dyadic Interactions

    Background:

    • Understanding mother-child interactions is crucial for early childhood development.
    • Hearing impairment in children can significantly alter communication dynamics within the family.
    • Limited research exists on interaction patterns when mothers lack manual communication skills.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of child deafness on mother-child interaction patterns.
    • To compare interaction behaviors between dyads with deaf children and hearing children.
    • To explore the role of maternal communication fluency in these interactions.

    Main Methods:

    • Observational study of mother-child dyads during free-play sessions.
    • Comparison of 6 deaf child-hearing mother pairs with 6 hearing child-hearing mother pairs.
    • Data collection across 4 laboratory sessions over 2 months for children aged 13.2-29.2 months.

    Main Results:

    • Deaf children exhibited more passive behavior and less active involvement compared to hearing children.
    • Mothers of deaf children demonstrated significantly more dominant interaction styles.
    • Maternal fluency in manual communication was absent in the deaf child-hearing mother group.

    Conclusions:

    • Child deafness influences interaction dynamics, leading to increased child passivity and maternal dominance.
    • The lack of manual communication skills in mothers of deaf children may exacerbate these interaction differences.
    • Further research is needed to explore interventions supporting effective mother-deaf child communication.

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