Previous research has demonstrated relationships between cognitive autonomy (ability to think independently) and perceived social support (perceptions of available quality environmental support) among different samples (e.g., Michael & Attias, 2016). The present study examined 116 typically hearing and 91 deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) adults, who completed the Cognitive Autonomy and Self-Evaluation Inventory (Beckert, 2007) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988). Significant correlations were found between most of the cognitive autonomy and social support variables, with no significant differences between the correlations for the two groups. Participants who were DHH reported higher levels of four of the five cognitive autonomy variables than the participants with typical hearing. Additionally, for the DHH group, family status, education level, and age at detection of hearing loss significantly predicted some of the cognitive autonomy variables. Implication for research and practice are discussed.

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不同听力状态成年人的认知自主和社会支持。

先前的研究已经证明了不同样本之间的认知自主（独立思考的能力）和感知的社会支持（对可用质量环境支持的感知）之间的关系（例如，Michael & Attias，2016）。本研究调查了 116 名正常听力和 91 名聋哑或听力障碍 (DHH) 成年人，他们完成了认知自主和自我评估量表（贝克特，2007 年）和感知社会支持的多维量表（Zimet 等人，1988 年） . 大多数认知自主性和社会支持变量之间存在显着相关性，两组之间的相关性没有显着差异。DHH 参与者报告的五个认知自主变量中的四个水平高于具有典型听力的参与者。此外，对于 DHH 组，家庭状况、教育水平和发现听力损失时的年龄显着预测了一些认知自主变量。讨论了对研究和实践的影响。