المساندة الاجتماعية و علاقتها بمفهوم الذات لدى الأطفال ضعاف السمع

الملخص EN

The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between social support and self-concept among children with hearing impairment.

The study sample consisted of (16) boys from deaf and hard of hearing's mainstreaming schools for boys in Tabuk region and (28) girls from Institute of Deaf Girls in Tabuk region, total = 44 children, the age of participants was 8-12 years with an average age of 10.6 and a standard deviation of 3.093.

The study used the social support scale and the self-concept scale of hearing impaired children.

The current study results indicated: (1) There is a statistically significant correlation between social support and self-concept of hearing-impaired children.

(2) There were no statistically significant differences between the average of social support scale among hearing impaired children according to gender.

(3) There were no statistically significant differences between the average score on the self-concept scale among hearing impaired children according to gender