Previous research has demonstrated relationships between cognitive autonomy (ability to think independently) and perceived social support (perceptions of available quality environmental support) among different samples (e.g., Michael & Attias, 2016). The present study examined 116 typically hearing and 91 deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) adults, who completed the Cognitive Autonomy and Self-Evaluation Inventory (Beckert, 2007) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988). Significant correlations were found between most of the cognitive autonomy and social support variables, with no significant differences between the correlations for the two groups. Participants who were DHH reported higher levels of four of the five cognitive autonomy variables than the participants with typical hearing. Additionally, for the DHH group, family status, education level, and age at detection of hearing loss significantly predicted some of the cognitive autonomy variables. Implication for research and practice are discussed.

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不同听力状态的成年人的认知自主性和社会支持。

先前的研究证明了不同样本之间的认知自主性（独立思考的能力）与感知的社会支持（可获得的优质环境支持的感知）之间的关系（例如，Michael＆Attias，2016）。本研究调查了116位听力正常的成年人和91位聋哑或听力障碍的成年人，他们完成了认知自主性和自我评估量表（Beckert，2007年）和感知社会支持的多维量表（Zimet等，1988年）。 。在大多数认知自主性和社会支持变量之间发现了显着的相关性，两组之间的相关性没有显着差异。DHH参与者报告的五个认知自主性变量中的四个比典型听力参与者的水平更高。此外，对于DHH组，家庭状况，教育程度和检测听力下降的年龄显着预测了一些认知自主性变量。讨论了对研究和实践的意义。