Descriiption of the Project/Purpose/Research Questions: Self-esteem is someone’s subjective sense of their own self-worth or value (Cherry, 2021). The study found children who were hearing-impaired (HI) were vulnerable in physical appearance, self-esteem, cognitive progression, academic accomplishments, and social connectivity. Being HI involves limited oral and verbal interaction with increased risk of rejection in diverse settings like home, school, and community (WHO, 2018). According to Knoors and Marschark (2014), children who are HI experience cognitive delays and peer rejection due to uncoordinated emotions with linguistic and vocabulary barriers. Children who are HI may find difficulty in interacting with people in diverse settings. Low self-esteem in children who were HI included the increased prevalence of isolation, negative appearance, lack of maternal bonding, and the marginal image in family (Mekonnen et al., 2016). After measuring self-esteem in school-aged children who are deaf and HI and how it affects their communication, researchers now need to study what people who are hearing can do to help children who are HI communicate effectively to boost their self-esteem. Children who are HI have lower self-esteem than their peers who are hearing; however, research has not explored intervention targeting self-esteem. Just because a person is HI or deaf does not mean that they must adapt to the hearing world. People who are hearing should adapt to the Deaf community.
