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Table 2 Communicative competence (parent report)

From: Deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents’ mental health, Quality of Life and communication

 

DHH

 

HH

 

Communication Skills

n

M (SD)

n

M (SD)

Sign Language Skills (1–12)

38

9.11 (2.14)

4

8.50 (4.04)

Spoken Language Skills (1–12)

40

11.20 (1.70)

36

11.61 (1.13)

CCC-2 GCC (0–168)

35

53.26 (21.95)

38

62.32 (24.01)

  1. Sign Language Skills based on the sum scores of the sign language production scale (SPS) and the sign language understanding scale (SUS); range 1–12. Higher scores indicate better sign language skills
  2. Spoken Languages Skills based on the sum scores of Categories of Auditory Performance (CAP) and Speech Intelligibility Rating (SIR); range 1–12. Higher scores indicate better spoken language skills
  3. CCC-2: Children's Communication Checklist version 2; GCC: General Communication Composite; range 0–168; a GCC score of 83 equals the mean or 51st percentile, while a GCC score of 61 equals the 15th percentile [64]
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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