Factors Associated with Help-Seeking and Self-Efficacy among a Sample of Deaf Adults

Self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-concept and intimate image diffusion among deaf adolescents: A structural equation model analysis

“…(2014) established that individuals with elevated emotional trauma and deflated or lowered self-efficacy were potentially vulnerable to impulsive behaviours motivated by their feelings. In their studies, Crowe (2020) and Findley et al. (2015) noted that individuals with disabilities had increased levels of psychological distress and difficulties which were associated with discrimination, poor mental health, impaired self-efficacy and lower self-esteem, as well as intimate partner violence as a result of compulsive diffusion of intimate/sexually explicit images.…”

“…An indirect relationship between self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-concept and intimate image diffusion in relation to the sex of the participants was found to be insignificant in this study. This implies that irrespective of their sex (male or female), the sharing or diffusion of intimate images among adolescents is largely predicted by psychological variables ( Crowe, 2020 ; Klettke et al., 2019 ; Makgale and Platterner, 2017 ; Rostosky et al., 2008 ). In line with this study, earlier studies have shown that irrespective of their gender, adolescents and young adults engaged in sending and receiving sexually explicit images or content ( Spencer et al., 2015 ; Yeung et al., 2014 ).…”

“…Specifically, Houck et al (2014) established that individuals with elevated emotional trauma and deflated or lowered self-efficacy were potentially vulnerable to impulsive behaviours motivated by their feelings. In their studies, Crowe (2020) andFindley et al (2015) noted that individuals with disabilities had increased levels of psychological distress and difficulties which were associated with discrimination, poor mental health, impaired self-efficacy and lower self-esteem, as well as intimate partner violence as a result of compulsive diffusion of intimate/sexually explicit images. The findings in this study provided support for previous studies among deaf individuals who reported a relationship between self-efficacy and reported incidents of negative behaviour and stressful life events, such as sexting (Lenhart, 2009;Makgale and Platterner, 2017), sexual and physical assault (Anderson et al, 2017;Crowe, 2020;Mahat and Scoloveno, 2010), alcohol abuse (Christiansen et al, 2002) and communication and social barriers (Cuevas et al, 2019;Marschark et al, 2018).…”

Assessment and Treatment of a Deaf Patient with Alcohol Use Disorder—Limitations and Special Considerations

“…The implication is that there are Deaf individuals who have severe mental illness but that their numbers are underreported and, in many cases, simply unknown. In addition, most Deaf individuals struggling with mental health issues do not seek help or services voluntarily 25 …”

Thinking styles and their relationship with self-efficacy among deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescent students

“…Although several studies have implied that thinking styles may influence self-efficacy, few have directly examined the relationships between thinking styles and psychological variables among deaf/hard-of-hearing (DHH) individuals (Cheng & Sin, 2021 ; Cheng et al 2016 ; Fan 2016 ; Hamid et al, 2021 ; Sagone & De Caroli, 2013 ). It is important to study this relationship because deaf/hard-of-hearing (DHH) individuals tend to have low self-efficacy owing to several factors such as the stigma associated with their condition and limited communicative competence (Crowe, 2021 ; Cuevas et al, 2019 ). To the author’s best knowledge, no study has examined the relationship between thinking styles and self-efficacy among DHH individuals in the Arab world, including Saudi Arabia.…”