“At home, I never felt included, I always felt on the outside”: Deaf peoples’ perspectives on how inadequate access to childhood communication influences mental health outcomes
The study highlights deaf Australians' perceived negative impacts from proximal and distal communication-related stressors during childhood on mental health outcomes. Addressing communication barriers in childhood through the implementation of interventions and support strategies may help to avoid adverse mental health outcomes for deaf adults.
Authors
- Kathryn Backholer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3323-575X)
- Jennifer David (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6297-6429)
- Robert Adam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1754-6312)
- Ramunas McRae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5123-4187)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Heriot-Watt University (GB)
- Heriot-Watt University Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23456-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.89
Funders
- Deakin University