Effects of Resilience, Self-Perceived Hearing Difficulty, and Demographic Factors on Psychological Distress in Adults With Hearing Loss

Kristel Scoresby; Kelsey Klein; Elizabeth Humphrey; Lauren Cox

doi:10.1044/2025_AJA-24-00143

Effects of Resilience, Self-Perceived Hearing Difficulty, and Demographic Factors on Psychological Distress in Adults With Hearing Loss

Kristel Scoresby, Kelsey Klein, Elizabeth Humphrey, Lauren Cox

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Abstract

Purpose: Although hearing loss can have a substantial impact on mental herelatively little research has focused on factors that predict mental health comes among adults with hearing loss. In this study, we examined the efof self-perceived hearing difficulty and resilience on psychological distress adults. Method: Adult patients with hearing loss (N = 118) completed several questnaires, including a demographic questionnaire, the Abbreviated Profile of Heing Aid Benefit, the Brief Resilience Scale, and Kessler 6 Psychological DistScale. The relationships between demographic characteristics, self-perceivehearing difficulty, resilience, and psychological distress were assessed usibivariate analyses and multiple regressions. Results: Self-perceived hearing difficulty and resilience both predict psycholocal distress in adults with hearing loss, while controlling for age and incomeConclusions: Findings suggest that both audiologic and mental health intervtions support positive mental health outcomes in adults with hearloss. Improving patients’ resilience may be a particularly important goal for aologists and mental health professionals who are working with adults with hing loss.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	364-375
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Audiology
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_AJA-24-00143
State	Published - Jun 2025

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Funding for this study was provided by a Social Work Scholars Research Fellowship from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, awarded to Kristel Scoresby. We are grateful to Cary Springer for statistical assistance and Kaitlyn Marsh for assistance with data management. Funding for this study was provided by a SoWork Scholars Research Fellowship from the Universof Tennessee, Knoxville, awarded to Kristel Scoresby. are grateful to Cary Springer for statistical assistance Kaitlyn Marsh for assistance with data management.

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