Coping with the social challenges and emotional distress associated with hearing loss : a qualitative investigation using Leventhal’s self-regulation theory

dc.contributor.authorBennett, Rebecca J.
dc.contributor.authorSaulsman, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorEikelboom, Robert H.
dc.contributor.authorOlaithe, Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-09T12:53:04Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE : To explore the lived experience of social challenges and emotional distress in relation to hearing loss and the coping mechanisms employed to manage them. DESIGN : Two focus groups and two one-on-one semi-structured interviews were conducted during February 2020. Transcripts were first inductively analysed to identify experiential categories of social and emotional difficulty, and then deductively analysed using Leventhal’s self-regulation model to identify how individuals conceptualised these experiences and the coping mechanisms employed to manage them. STUDY SAMPLE : Adults with hearing loss and self-reported emotional distress due to their hearing loss (n = 21) and their significant others (n = 9). Results Participants described their social and emotional experiences of hearing loss in terms of negative consequences (social overwhelm, fatigue, loss, exclusion), identity impact (how they perceive themselves and are perceived by others), and emotional distress (frustration, grief, anxiety, loneliness, and burdensomeness). While many participants described a general lack of effective coping strategies, others described employing coping strategies including avoidance (helpful and unhelpful), controlling the listening environment, humour, acceptance, assertiveness, communication repair strategies, and accepting support from significant others. CONCLUSION : Many participants described a lack of effective coping strategies and tended to rely on avoidance of social interaction, deepening their isolation and loneliness.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2022-06-20
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Ear Science Institute Australia and a Raine/Cockell Fellowship grant through the University of Western Australia.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/loi/iija20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRebecca J. Bennett, Lisa Saulsman, Robert H. Eikelboom & Michelle Olaithe (2022): Coping with the social challenges and emotional distress associated with hearing loss: a qualitative investigation using Leventhal’s self-regulation theory, International Journal of Audiology, 61:5, 353-364, DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2021.1933620.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1499-2027 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1708-8186 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/14992027.2021.1933620
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/84411
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021 British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Journal of Audiology, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 353-364, 2022. doi : 10.1080/14992027.2021.1933620. International Journal of Audiology is available online at : www.tandfonline.com/loi/iija20.en_ZA
dc.subjectEmotionsen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial isolationen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial disconnectionen_ZA
dc.subjectLonelinessen_ZA
dc.subjectPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectFocus groupen_ZA
dc.subjectContent analysisen_ZA
dc.subjectLossen_ZA
dc.subjectGriefen_ZA
dc.subjectFrustrationen_ZA
dc.subjectEmbarrassmenten_ZA
dc.subjectDistressen_ZA
dc.subjectHearing lossen_ZA
dc.subjectSignificant othersen_ZA
dc.subjectCommunication partnersen_ZA
dc.subjectThird party disabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectQualitativeen_ZA
dc.titleCoping with the social challenges and emotional distress associated with hearing loss : a qualitative investigation using Leventhal’s self-regulation theoryen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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