PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN OF DEAF ADULTS(CODAS)

Abstract

Children of deaf adults are called coda. The Codas have faced various problems throughout their lives since childhood. In order to determine the psychosocial problems at the beginning of these problems, 41 coda individuals were reached in the study. The research group is members of SAÇDER (Association of Children of Deaf Parents). Research has qualitative and quantitative research methodologys. The data were collected between April 15 and May 1, 2018 and analyzed in the SPSS program. As a result of the obtained datas, problems related to the anxiety states of codas and to being codas have been identified. The Codas play a key role in dealing with deaf parents and in the family, taking early responsibilities. In addition to this, being coda is accepted as an advantage in terms of having bilingual, knowing sign language and being strengthened by taking responsibility.