UČESTALOST AGRESIVNOG PONAŠANJA KOD DJECE S OŠTEĆENJEM SLUHA
FREQUENCY OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT

Summary/Abstract: „Aggressiveness“ is very difficult to define, since it has many different manifestations. It can be defined as socially unacceptable behavior intended to harm a person or property. The aim of this study is to determine if hearing impaired children show more aggression as compared to children without hearing impairment. A further objective is to examine whether there are differences in expressing aggression in relation to the gender of the respondents. For the purpose of this research, a checklist has been created to assess aggressive behavior, which consists of 10 items, each item being represented on a Likert scale. The research will be conducted in a regular and special needs school. This research sample is 36 students (a balance of 18 full-time students and 18 special needs students). Based on the results of the research, it has been determined that there is no statistically significant difference in level aggressive behavior of hearing impaired children and non-hearing impaired children. However, it is notable that children with hearing impairments have a greater range of aggressive behavior than children without hearing impairment. In relation to the gender of the respondents, the results of the research also showed that there is no statistical significant difference in aggressive behavior between males and females, but it is important to note that the boys achieved slightly higher scores on the aggression scale. It is likely that due to the small sample of persons, no statistically significant difference has been found, but it can be concluded that hearing impaired children exhibit a slightly greater variability in aggressive behavior as compared to non-hearing impaired children. Males show slightly higher levels of aggressive behavior in relation to girls, but this difference is not statistically significant. The conclusion of the paper will present various strategies for reducing the aggressive behavior.

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