Self-esteem and satisfaction with life of deaf and hard-of-hearing people - A resource-oriented approach to identity work

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-146

  Hintermair, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 38149133793     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enm054     Document Type: Article

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