Self-esteem and social well-being of children with cochlear implant compared to normal-hearing children

Depressive emotioning in adolescents with cochlear implant and normal hearing

“…Since the introduction of cochlear implant, many studies have documented auditory and speech/language progresses not previously described for a profoundly hearing impaired pediatric population. Studies of speech and language outcome have shown that early implantation facilitates development of age equivalent speech and language for deaf children [5].…”

“…Substantial literature has documented the difficulties encountered by children with severe-to-profound hearing loss in the area of self-esteem and social-emotional adjustment [5].…”

Children with hearing impairment – Living with cochlear implants or hearing aids

“…Even fewer studies focus on the children's own perceptions of their hearing and their experiences of using hearing aids [10,11]. Publications comparing the well-being of children who use CI with that of children without hearing impairment are also scarce [12,13].…”

Deaf Identity Centrality: Measurement, Influences, and Outcomes

“…Research has found that children with cochlear implants who rely more on listening and speaking also have higher levels of self-esteem and self-concept (Percy-Smith, Caye-Thomasen,Gudman, Jensen, & Thomsen, 2008). The findings in my study that show that self-esteem is a direct outcome of Deaf identity processes might be influenced by the nature of the sample, that is, the findings might be more generalizable to culturally Deaf individuals than to all deaf individuals across the spectrum of hearing loss.…”