Mental health of individuals who are deaf during COVID‐19: Depression, anxiety, aggression, and fear

Abstract

This study aims to assess depression and anxiety levels among individuals, who are deaf during the lockdown throughout the first wave of the pandemic United Arab Emirates. The sample of the study consisted of 36 ( n = 36) individuals aged 20.3 ± 1.2 years, who were deaf from birth. The respondents were divided into two groups; (1) those who were living with their parents ( n = 20), (2) those who were independently living on their own ( n = 16). Results of the study indicated that from May to October, there was decrease in the number of normal mental health cases among those living with parents ( p ≤ 0.05). The results of the study show that in the time of the pandemic, deaf people constitute a vulnerable portion of the population. The correlation between living alone and stress levels was 0.78. The correlation between living with parents and stress levels was −0.85.

The Effect of Fear of the COVID-19 on Depression Among Chinese Outbound Students Studying Online in China Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: The Role of Resilience and Social Support

“…First, this study extends existing FoC and depression literature among the international student group by showing that FoC has a significant positive effect on the depression of the COS. A positive association between FoC and depression was found, which is consistent with previous studies showing that FoC can be a trigger to depression in the domestic contexts (Bakioglu et al, 2020;Al Majali and Alghazo, 2021). Second, the findings indicated that FoC is associated with depression through both the mediation and moderation models with resilience.…”

“…The correlational analyses revealed that FoC had a positive relationship with depression, which was consistent with the previous studies that higher FoC is positively correlated with increased depression (Bakioglu et al, 2020;Al Majali and Alghazo, 2021). The results indicated that FoC is an important trigger for depression among the COSs studying online amid the COVID-19 pandemic period.…”

“…Increasing FoC in the COSs caused by the quarantine and lockdown restrictions has resulted in rising uncertainties among students with regard to their academic and career efforts (Feng et al, 2021;Yang et al, 2021), and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic was also found to be related to FoC (Gabarron et al, 2021). Previous research has shown that FoC triggers depression (Egunjobi, 2020;Al Majali and Alghazo, 2021;Pak et al, 2021). A growing body of research provides evidence that the COVID-19-related fear is a threat to mental health and higher FoC is linked with an increased depression (Ahorsu et al, 2020;Bakioglu et al, 2020;Yıldırım et al, 2021).…”

“Effect of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic outbreak on the emergency department admission for an acute psychiatric condition”

“…The uncertainties created by the pandemic, together with the lack of access to social networks, education, and health services, may have worsened the level of personality functioning. As a consequence, in anxious individuals, this may have been the cause of panic reactions and, in individuals with emotional regulation difficulties, of acting out and aggression reactions with the increased need for sedation in the ED ( Al Majali & Alghazo, 2021 ; Pan et al, 2021 ). The present study confirms that, compared to the pre-pandemic period, patients with attempted suicide after the COVID-12 outbreak are younger and have a higher rate of depression, as reported in previous studies ( Jia et al, 2022 ; Schwartz-Mette et al, 2022 ).…”

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Experiences with the Psychosocial and Public Health Impact of COVID-19

“…In conclusion, mask use, language, technology inaccessibility, and social connection, each contribute to the increased need for psychosocial adjustment for DHH people during the pandemic. This adjustment has caused introduced other intersecting negative impacts on their mental health including loneliness, anxiety disorders, stress, aggression, and depressive symptoms (Al Majali & Alghazo, 2021;Anderson et al, 2021;Ariapooran & Khezeli, 2021;Kaya et al, 2021;Littlejohn et al, 2021;Yang et al, 2021). Naylor et al (2020), concluded that, "we find that there are many negative, and a few positive effects of COVID-19 restrictions and safety measures on people with hearing loss.…”