Graduate Program
School Psychology
Degree Name
Specialist in School Psychology
Semester of Degree Completion
2001
Thesis Director
Linda Leal
Abstract
This study extends previous research on attachment patterns, formed by infants with primary caregivers who noncontingently or inconsistently respond to the infant's attachment signals, to the population of hearing children of deaf primary caregivers. It was hypothesized that, due to the simple mechanical problem of the deaf primary caregiver's inability to hear the infant's attachment signals, e.g. crying, hearing adolescent children of deaf primary caregivers will demonstrate higher Anger Distress Scale scores as measured by the Adolescent Attachment Questionnaire than a control group. Results support the hypothesis. A sample of 19 hearing adolescents with deaf primary caregivers rated themselves significantly higher on the Anger Distress Scale than did the control group of adolescents with hearing parents (p < .05).
Recommended Citation
Witcraft, Bette L., "Attachment Patterns Between Hearing Children and Deaf Primary Caregivers" (2001). Masters Theses. 1599.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1599
