Mental Health and its Relationship With Self-Concept Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students From Their Teachers Perspective

Abstract

This research aims to explore mental health and its relation to the concept of self among students of the school for the deaf and hard of hearing from the perspective of their teachers in the city of Zliten. The research adopted the analytical method and was applied to a sample of (15) teachers from the Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the city. It was found that the arithmetic mean of the scores for the level of self-concept exceeded the average value with statistically significant test values at a significance level of 1%, with a high response rate, indicating that the level of self-concept among the sample of hearing-impaired students is considered high. As for the level of mental health among the sample of hearing-impaired students, it is considered average, and regarding their level of self-concept, it is considered high. The results also showed that there is no statistically significant relationship between mental health and self-concept, and there are no statistically significant differences in the level of mental health and self-concept in the sample according to the gender variable. Additionally, there are no statistically significant differences in the level of mental health and self-concept in the sample according to the age variable. It is worth noting that mental health is relative and changes according to developmental, environmental, and social factors, while self-concept is an organized cognitive construct that reflects a person's view. The individual for himself, and it is considered one of the fundamental pillars of personality development, especially during childhood.