The Effect of an Apparent Hearing Device and Hearing Loss Degree on Social Appearance Anxiety and Self-Esteem.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

American Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2025-09-02 Epub Date: 2025-07-29 DOI:10.1044/2025_AJA-24-00213

Halide Çetin Kara, Burcu Deniz, Talha Çögen

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Abstract

Purpose: Individuals with health loss may refrain from using medical products due to concerns about their appearance. This study aimed to examine the impact of hearing loss (HL) or the use of a hearing device (HD) on social appearance anxiety and self-esteem.

Method: The study included 236 adults over the age of 18 years: 74 with normal hearing (NH), 44 with HL (not using HD), 62 with unilateral use of hearing aids (HAs), and 56 with unilateral use of cochlear implants (CIs). Each participant completed the self-esteem subscale of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS).

Results: While the SAAS scores of individuals with HL were significantly different from individuals with NH, there was no significant difference for the RSES scores. CI users had higher average SAAS scores compared to HA users. Furthermore, there was a significant negative correlation between SAAS and RSES scores for each group.

Conclusions: HL and the use of a visible HD increase social appearance anxiety. Developing intervention programs for those with HL who have social appearance anxiety can improve their participation in social interaction and increase their self-esteem.

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显性助听器和听力损失程度对社交外观焦虑和自尊的影响。

用途：有健康损失的个人可能会由于担心其外观而避免使用医疗产品。本研究旨在探讨听力损失（HL）或使用助听器（HD）对社交外表焦虑和自尊的影响。方法：本研究纳入236例18岁以上的成年人：74例听力正常（NH）， 44例HL（未使用HD）， 62例单侧使用助听器（HAs）， 56例单侧使用人工耳蜗（CIs）。参与者分别完成Rosenberg自尊量表（RSES）和社交外表焦虑量表（SAAS）的自尊子量表。结果：HL患者的SAAS得分与NH患者有显著性差异，而RSES得分无显著性差异。与HA用户相比，CI用户的平均SAAS分数更高。此外，各组的SAAS和RSES得分之间存在显著的负相关。结论：HL和使用可见HD会增加社交外观焦虑。为患有社交外表焦虑的HL患者制定干预方案可以改善他们在社交互动中的参与度，增强他们的自尊。

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American Journal of Audiology AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

16.70%

发文量

163

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Mission: AJA publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles pertaining to clinical audiology methods and issues, and serves as an outlet for discussion of related professional and educational issues and ideas. The journal is an international outlet for research on clinical research pertaining to screening, diagnosis, management and outcomes of hearing and balance disorders as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. The clinical orientation of the journal allows for the publication of reports on audiology as implemented nationally and internationally, including novel clinical procedures, approaches, and cases. AJA seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work. Scope: The broad field of clinical audiology, including audiologic/aural rehabilitation; balance and balance disorders; cultural and linguistic diversity; detection, diagnosis, prevention, habilitation, rehabilitation, and monitoring of hearing loss; hearing aids, cochlear implants, and hearing-assistive technology; hearing disorders; lifespan perspectives on auditory function; speech perception; and tinnitus.