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Understanding\n peers\u2019 attitudes and perceptions is crucial for promoting social acceptance and developing educational programs that foster positive perceptions of hearing aid users.\n                    <jats:bold>Purpose:<\/jats:bold>\n                    This study aimed to examine adolescents' attitudes and perceptions toward peers using hearing\n aids and to investigate the relationship between adolescents\u2019 encounters with individuals with disabilities or hearing aids and their attitudes and perceptions.\n                    <jats:bold>Research Design:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Correlational, cross-sectional research.\n                    <jats:bold>Study Sample:<\/jats:bold>\n                    A total of\n 146 adolescents aged 10\u201018 years participated in this study.\n                    <jats:bold>Data Collection and Analysis:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Participants completed the Hearing Aid Effect Questionnaire and the Encounters with Individuals with Disabilities and Hearing Aids Questionnaire. The Hearing Aid Effect Questionnaire\n included photographs of peers using hearing aids and peers with typical hearing. Differences in peer perception, social acceptance, and perceived difference were examined. Relationships between total and subscale scores of the Hearing Aid Effect Questionnaire and frequency of encounters with\n individuals with disabilities and hearing aids were also analyzed.\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Significant differences were found between adolescents\u2019 perceptions of peers using hearing aids and peers with typical hearing in peer perception (p = 0.000), perceived difference (p = 0.001),\n and total score (p = 0.004) of the Hearing Aid Effect Questionnaire. A positive correlation was found between the social acceptance subscale score for peers with cochlear implants and the frequency of encounters with individuals with disabilities (\u03c1 = 0.164, p = 0.047).\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Adolescents have more negative perceptions of peers using hearing aids compared with peers with typical hearing and tend to view these peers as different from themselves.\n                    <jats:bold>Clinical Relevance Statement:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Regular use of hearing aids significantly influences literacy, academic\n performance, and social development. Negative attitudes and perceptions of peers toward adolescents who use hearing aids may lead these adolescents to conceal their devices and discourage them from seeking amplification. The findings of our study will guide audiologists in designing programs\n to establish supportive peer environments for adolescents with hearing aids.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3766\/jaaa.250109","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,3]],"date-time":"2026-02-03T06:05:11Z","timestamp":1770098711000},"page":"319-329","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Adolescents\u2019 Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Peers with Hearing Aids: The Hearing Aid Effect in the Mid-2020s"],"prefix":"10.3766","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"An\u0131","family":"Parabakan Polat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"*Department of Audiology, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elif Ece","family":"\u00c7ocar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"*Department of Audiology, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Faculty of Health 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