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Zum Zusammenhang exekutiver Funktionen und sozial-emotionaler Auffälligkeiten bei integriert beschulten Kindern mit einer Hörschädigung

Published Online:August 29, 2013https://doi.org/10.1024/1422-4917//a000249

Abstract

Fragestellung: Da im Zuge inklusiver Bestrebungen immer mehr hörgeschädigte Kinder eine allgemeine Schule besuchen werden, gilt es, relevante entwicklungspsychologische Voraussetzungen hierfür genauer zu betrachten. In einer Studie wurden deshalb sozial-emotionale Probleme hörgeschädigter Kinder an allgemeinen Schulen im Zusammenhang mit möglichen Problemen in der Entwicklung exekutiver Funktionen und der kommunikativen Kompetenz diskutiert. Methodik: Eine Stichprobe von 69 Schülern wurde mit einer deutschen Version des «Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF)», einer Kurzskala zur Erfassung der kommunikativen Kompetenz sowie dem Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire untersucht. Die Daten wurden mit einer Normierungsstichprobe verglichen, weiter wurden korrelative und regressionsanalytische Zusammenhänge der Variablen berechnet. Ebenso wurden Zusammenhänge der exekutiven Funktionen mit soziodemographischen Variablen analysiert. Ergebnisse: Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass in fast allen Bereichen exekutiver Funktionen die hörgeschädigten Kinder mehr Probleme aufweisen als die Kinder der hörenden Normierungsstichprobe und die Prävalenzrate durchschnittlich ca. dreimal höher ist. Der Index für verhaltensregulierende exekutive Funktionen erweist sich neben dem Geschlecht am besten zur Vorhersage sozial-emotionaler Probleme. Schlussfolgerungen: Für die pädagogische Praxis ergibt sich, dass hörgeschädigte Schüler an allgemeinen Schulen in Bezug auf ihre psychosoziale Entwicklung von einem pädagogischen Konzept profitieren, das neben der Förderung sprachkommunikativer Kompetenzen auch auf die Stärkung von Selbstkontrolle und Selbstwirksamkeit der Kinder fokussiert.


On the relationship between executive functioning and social-emotional problems of deaf and hard-of-hearing students at general schools

Problem: As part of inclusive efforts more and more deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) children are attending general schools. This makes it important to consider significant developmental prerequisites necessary for this step. This study analyzed the socioemotional problems of hearing-impaired children from general schools with respect to their executive functioning and communicative competence. Method: The executive functions of a sample of 69 hearing-impaired students were assessed by their teachers with a German version of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF). In addition, a questionnaire measuring communicative competence as well as a German version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were administered. The data were compared with those from a hearing normative sample, and further correlation and regression analyses were performed. The relationships between executive functioning and sociodemographic variables were also analyzed. Results: There was a significantly higher rate of problems in executive functions for the group of D/HH students than for a hearing normative sample on nearly all scales, with the prevalence rate for executive dysfunctions being on average about three times higher. In addition to the children’s sex, the BRIEF index for behavior regulation proved best for predicting socioemotional problems. Conclusion: The consequences for practical work are discussed. The results from the study suggest that D/HH students at general schools benefit in their psychosocial development from educational concepts that, in addition to promoting language and communicative competences, explicitly include strengthening self-efficacy and self-control.

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