The Prevalence of Boredom Proneness and Depression among Profoundly Deaf Residential School Adolescents.

Watt, John D.; Davis, Faith E.

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ERIC Number: EJ441287

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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The Prevalence of Boredom Proneness and Depression among Profoundly Deaf Residential School Adolescents.

Watt, John D.; Davis, Faith E.

American Annals of the Deaf, v136 n5 p409-13 Dec 1991

Fifty profoundly deaf residential school adolescents were administered the Boredom Proneness scale and a modified version of the Beck Depression Inventory. Deaf students had a significantly higher incidence of depression and were more boredom prone than were hearing subjects. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Deafness, Depression (Psychology), Incidence, Personality Traits, Residential Schools, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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