Global Journal of Human-Social Science, A: Arts and Humanities, Volume 22 Issue 11

Discomfort with gestural communication 02 (1.57%) 09 (7.08%) 30 (23.62%) 04 (3.14%) Difficulty in understanding the child's requests 08 (6.30%) 10 (7.84%) 04 (3.15%) 02 (1.57%) χ 2 cor = 42.53 > χ 2 lu = 16.91 C = 0.38 ddl= 09 DS ( p < .05) The results in Table 1 show that the difference in χ 2 is significantly positive at .05 threshold, which confirms the existence of a medium intensity relationship ( C = 0.39) between the painful experience of parent- child communication and the degree of their child’s deafness. • Relational difficulties and degree of deafness Table 2: Link between relationship difficulties and degree of deafness Relational difficulties Degree of deafness Deep Severe Average Low Laughter from surrounding 31 (24.41 %) 13 (10.24 %) 10 (7.84 %) 03 (2.36 %) Conflicts within the couple 05 (3.94 %) 07 (5.51 %) 20 (15.75 %) 01 (0.79 %) Rejection from the surroundings 05 (3.94 %) 18 (14.17 %) 05 (3.94 %) 02 (1.57 %) Divorce 10 (7.84 %) 02 (1.57 %) 04 (3.15 %) 01 (0.79 %) χ 2 cor = 37.51 > χ 2 lu = 16.91 C = 0.46 ddl = 09 DS ( p < .05) The results of this table allow us to conclude that there is a significant relationship ( χ 2 cal = 37.51 > χ 2 lu = 16.91) and average ( C = 0.46) at .05 threshold between the relationship difficulties of hearing parents and the degree of their child’s deafness. • Child's experience of disability and degree of deafness Table 3: Relationship between the child's disability experience and degree of deafness Experiencing the child's disability Degree of deafness Deep Severe Average Low Anxiety about the child's future 30 (23.62 %) 35 (27.56 %) 24 (18.90 %) 05 (3.94 %) Feeling of powerlessness 32 (25.20 %) 29 (22.83 %) 26 (20.47 %) 03 (2.36 %) Shame 29 (22.83 %) 25 (19.69 %) 31 (24.41 %) 02 (1.57 %) Pity 24 (18.90 %) 45 (35.43 %) 14 (11.02 %) 01 (0.79 %) Narcissistic injury 19 (14.96 %) 20 (15.75 %) 25 (19.69 %) 05 (3.94 %) Feeling of devaluation 20 (15.75 %) 18 (14.17 %) 15 (11.81 %) 04 (3.15 %) Guilt 17 (13.39 %) 16 (12.60 %) 18 (14.17 %) 02 (1.57 %) Fits of weeping 09 (7.10 %) 11 (8.66 %) 06 (4.72 %) 02 (1.57 %) Denial of diagnosis 02 (1.57 %) 05 (3.94 %) 14 (11.02 %) 03 (2.36 %) Feeling of insecurity 01 (0.79 %) 03 (2.36 %) 04 (3.14 %) 03 (2.36 %) χ 2 cor = 40.60 > χ 2 lu = 40.11 C = 0.25 ddl = 27 DS = .05 Volume XXII Issue XI Version I 4 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals A Social Representations of Deafness and Psychological Suffering in Parents of Deaf Children