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American Journal of Audiology, vol.33, no.2, pp.492-502, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
Purpose: It is known that taking appropriate risks during play is crucial for development of a child’s creativity, problem-solving abilities, resilience, self-confidence, and skills in evaluating risky situations. However, communicatioproblems resulting from hearing loss (HL) can affect a child’s ability to hdanger and warning signals during play, potentially leading to injury. Thstudy investigates the attitudes of parents or caregivers with children with toward risky play. Method: The study included 170 caregivers of children with normal hearin(NH; n = 103) and cochlear implant and/or hearing aids users (n = 67) age13 years. The primary caregiver completed the Tolerance for Risk in Play Sc(TRIPS), and the caregivers of children with HL also completed the AuditoBehavior in Everyday Life (ABEL) questionnaire. Results: TRIPS total scores were significantly higher in the NH group (p < .Mothers of children with HL had lower TRIPS scores than mothers of childwith NH (p < .05). Similarly, lower TRIPS scores were found in the lower incgroup with HL (p < .05). A weak positive correlation was observed betweTRIPS and both the ABEL total score (p < .05, r = .207) and ABEL audawareness score (p < .05, r = .204) in the hard of hearing group. Conclusions: The study found that caregivers of children with HL have less erance for risky play. Additionally, caregivers of children with better auditoskills were more tolerant of risky play. Therefore, it is suggested that caregivof children using appropriate hearing devices should be informed that they not need to be overly restrictive during play, and these children should encouraged to engage in risky play.