The Comparison of Temperament, Character, and Distraction between Deaf and Normal Students

Abstract

The main purpose of present study was to comparing of temperament character and distraction between the deaf and normal students. This research was a causalcomparative study. The statistical population consisted of all students studying deaf and normal in the second half of 2014, the city was Gilan-Gharb (20=N). Due to the limited deaf students' population size, all the deaf student population and 20 normal students are chosen. The demographic characteristics of age and sex matched groups of the deaf students and as a comparison group in the study is given. Data collection is done with Temperament Character Inventory (TCI) and Attention Control Scale (ACS), and analyzed by variance analysis (MANOVA). The results show that the mean scores for the deaf students in distraction variables (P<0.0; F=7.05) and the components to avoid damage (P<0.00; F=37.71) and innovation (P<0.05; F=5.01) higher, but in self-directed components (P<0.00; F=9.26) and cooperation (P<0.00; 18.97) were significantly lower than normal subjects. These results reveal that distraction of deaf children is higher than its value in normal students, they also have properties different from ordinary people is the nature.

Relationship Between Balance and Attentional Function in Deaf and Healthy People

“…Under the study attentional tests, deaf children took longer time to answer and provided fewer correct responses compared to their hearing peers. Deaf children's scores were lower in attention control [25], attention [18,26], continuous attention and inhibition [29], and working memory [32] compared to the hearing-impaired subjects. The collected data suggested that balance function in the deaf group was significantly lower than that of the hearing group; the difference between them enhanced by increasing the difficulty of assignments (closing the eyes or narrowing the base of support).…”