Date of Award
1-24-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Disorders, MCD
First Advisor
Lindsay White
Committee Members
Amy Shollenbarger; Joy Good
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2023 T57
Abstract
The study aimed to analyze the impact of the frequent use of personal listening devices on college student's perception of individuals who wear hearing aids. Furthermore, this thesis aimed to determine if college students who use personal listening devices more frequently rate individuals who wear hearing aids more favorably than students who use personal listening devices less often. Participants completed a survey that included pictures of individuals with and without hearing aids. The participants were asked to rate the images within the survey based on their perception of how physically competent, cognitively competent, and how well their peers accepted the individuals in the pictures. Seventy participants completed the survey; however, only 28 were included due to the inclusionary criteria. The study's results indicated very few statistically significant differences in how participants rated individuals with and without hearing aids regardless of the frequency of personal listening device use.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Tipton, Chelsea, "The Effects of Personal Listening Device Use on Hearing Loss and Amplification Stigma" (2024). Student Theses and Dissertations. 141.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/141
