TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotional prosodic expression of children with hearing aids or cochlear implants, rated by adults and peers
AU - de Jong, Tjeerd J.
AU - van der Schroeff, Marc P.
AU - Hakkesteegt, Marieke
AU - Vroegop, Jantien L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society.
PY - 2024/8/10
Y1 - 2024/8/10
N2 - ObjectiveThe emotional prosodic expression potential of children with cochlear implants is poorer than that of normal hearing peers. Though little is known about children with hearing aids.DesignThis study was set up to generate a better understanding of hearing aid users' prosodic identifiability compared to cochlear implant users and peers without hearing loss.Study sampleEmotional utterances of 75 Dutch speaking children (7 - 12 yr; 26 CHA, 23 CCI, 26 CNH) were gathered. Utterances were evaluated blindly by normal hearing Dutch listeners: 22 children and 9 adults (17 - 24 yrs) for resemblance to three emotions (happiness, sadness, anger).ResultsEmotions were more accurately recognised by adults than by children. Both children and adults correctly judged happiness significantly less often in CCI than in CNH. Also, adult listeners confused happiness with sadness more often in both CHA and CCI than in CNH.ConclusionsChildren and adults are able to accurately evaluate the emotions expressed through speech by children with varying degrees of hearing loss, ranging from mild to profound, nearly as well as they can with typically hearing children. The favourable outcomes emphasise the resilience of children with hearing loss in developing effective emotional communication skills.
AB - ObjectiveThe emotional prosodic expression potential of children with cochlear implants is poorer than that of normal hearing peers. Though little is known about children with hearing aids.DesignThis study was set up to generate a better understanding of hearing aid users' prosodic identifiability compared to cochlear implant users and peers without hearing loss.Study sampleEmotional utterances of 75 Dutch speaking children (7 - 12 yr; 26 CHA, 23 CCI, 26 CNH) were gathered. Utterances were evaluated blindly by normal hearing Dutch listeners: 22 children and 9 adults (17 - 24 yrs) for resemblance to three emotions (happiness, sadness, anger).ResultsEmotions were more accurately recognised by adults than by children. Both children and adults correctly judged happiness significantly less often in CCI than in CNH. Also, adult listeners confused happiness with sadness more often in both CHA and CCI than in CNH.ConclusionsChildren and adults are able to accurately evaluate the emotions expressed through speech by children with varying degrees of hearing loss, ranging from mild to profound, nearly as well as they can with typically hearing children. The favourable outcomes emphasise the resilience of children with hearing loss in developing effective emotional communication skills.
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U2 - 10.1080/14992027.2024.2380098
DO - 10.1080/14992027.2024.2380098
M3 - Article
C2 - 39126382
SN - 1499-2027
JO - International Journal of Audiology
JF - International Journal of Audiology
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