The effects of communication factors on vocational adaptation of hearing-impaired workers in Metro Manila

Issue title: International Rehabilitation

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Saito, Yusuke^; | Flores, Arevalo E. | Sanchez, Faustino M. | Kusanagi, Shinro

Affiliations: Department of Education, Daito-Bunka University, 1-9-1, Takashitmadaira, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-8571, Japan

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Abstract: A pilot survey was conducted to determine the types of communication factors that contribute to vocational adaptation of the hearing-impaired in Metro Manila. The subjects were 40 hearing-impaired workers (20 males, 20 females; age: 21–46) who had graduated from The Philippine School for the Deaf (PSD) between 1968 and 1992. The score of subjective vocational satisfaction (SSVS) was assessed by the two-point scale method as an indicator of vocational adaptation. As a result, ‘satisfaction of overall communication’, ‘communication modality used by the hearing-impaired’, communication modality used by the hearing co-workers', ‘understanding of messages by the hearing-impaired’, and ‘use of hearing aids’ were associated with SSVS.

Keywords: Hearing disorders, Deafness, Vocational adaptation, Vocational satisfaction, Communication at work place, The Philippines

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1998-11110

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 75-81, 1998