Identity crisis of Teenagers with hearing impairment in Palestine

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the degree of identity crises of teenagers with hearing impairment and the levels of the dimensions of this crises and revealing the impact of the following variables: gender, grade, economic level, age, degree and nature of the difficulty on the degree of the identity crisis. The results showed the identity crisis of the teenagers with hearing impairment was. Ideological Ego Identity, Interpersonal Ego Identity, relation with the other sex, and Identity verses role confusion. There were statistically significant differences in the identity crisis of the teenagers with hearing impairment attributed to the variables: gender in favor the category (18-20 years) and the degree of disability in favor of the moderate disability. There were no differences in the identity crisis of the teenagers with hearing impairment attributed to the variables (gender, grade, economic situation and nature of the disability).