Career-related parental support of adolescents with hearing loss: Relationships with parents’ expectations and occupational status

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Abstract

THE STUDY examined the contribution of parents’ occupational status and expectations regarding persons with hearing loss to career-related support they provide their deaf and hard of hearing (dhh) adolescent children. Thirty-eight parents completed the Evaluation of Occupational Competence Scale (Weisel & Cinamon, 2005), the Evaluation of Family Competence Scale (Caprara, Regalia, Scabini, Barbaranelli, & Bandura, 2004), the Career-Related Parent Support Scale (Turner, Alliman- Brissett, Lapan, Udipi, & Ergun, 2003), and a background questionnaire. Parents’ occupational expectations were positively correlated with their family expectations regarding deaf persons. Parents’ occupational status contributed to expectations of success for deaf persons in prestigious occupations with high communication demands. Different types of expectations contributed to career-related parental support. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)60-72
Number of pages13
JournalAmerican Annals of the Deaf
Volume160
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Career development
  • Expectations
  • Hearing loss
  • Parental support

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