This study aims to examine how well children with a hearing loss can recognize emotions in comparison to their TD peers, and to investigate to what extent emotion processing patterns are similar between the clinical groups and the control group…
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Brief title
Condition
- Hearing disorders
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Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
In this study, we will examine recognition accuracy, eye-gaze patterns, and
changes in pupil sizes during emotion recognition tasks.
Secondary outcome
1) Parent-reported level of social-emotional functioning
2) Cultural background
Background summary
Children with a hearing impairment often show lower social competence than
their typically developing (TD) peers due to limited access to the social
world. It is assumed that the limitation in social learning can be associated
with the deficiencies in processing emotions. However, this link has not yet
been fully understood.
Study objective
This study aims to examine how well children with a hearing loss can recognize
emotions in comparison to their TD peers, and to investigate to what extent
emotion processing patterns are similar between the clinical groups and the
control group using eye-tracking technology. Besides, we investigate how
children*s ability to process emotions is associated with their social
competence.
Study design
The topic will be investigated longitudinally (2 waves) and cross-culturally
(in the Netherlands, China, and Taiwan). The test battery includes three
eye-tracking emotion recognition tasks, two nonverbal intelligence tasks, and
three parent-reported questionnaires on social competence.
Study burden and risks
Emotion processing underlies children*s social development. The present project
aims to understand the link between limited social learning and
social-emotional development in children with a hearing loss based on
multidimensional and cross-cultural data. While the social-emotional
functioning in children with a hearing loss is often under-addressed in the
literature and (re)habilitation programs, the present research intends to
provide insights into this aspect, thereby contributing to an improved
wellbeing of children. The risk associated with the participation is negligible
and the burden minimized. The participants will be followed up by two waves of
data collection. All the tasks are non-invasive behavioral tests and have
minimum demand of auditory and verbal abilities. The participants need to sit
still and look at the computer screen for 1.5 hours, but breaks will be given
between the tests or whenever the participant needs one, and each test is not
longer than 15 minutes. Parents of the participants need to fill out three
questionnaires. All data, except for the consent forms, will be collected,
processed, and analyzed in encrypted form.
Wassenaarseweg 52
Leiden 2333 AK
NL
Wassenaarseweg 52
Leiden 2333 AK
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
(1) Hearing loss group
a) Between 3 and 8 years old;
b) With congenital or prelingual mild-to-profound hearing loss;
c) With a hearing aid or cochlear implant.
(2) Control (TD) group
a) Between 3 and 8 years old;
b) With normal hearing.
Exclusion criteria
a) Younger than 3.0 years or older than 8.9 years;
b) With an IQ lower than 80;
c) Received laser eye surgery to correct vision, having progressive lenses for eyeglasses, or wearing contact lenses;
d) With developmental disorders or other disabilities than hearing loss;
e) Unable to use oral language.
Design
Recruitment
metc-ldd@lumc.nl
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL65642.058.18 |