Responses of Deaf High School Students To an 'Attitudes Toward Alcohol' Scale: A National Survey

The goals of this study were to describe the attitudes of deaf adolescents toward alcohol and drinking and to provide an empirical base of knowledge from which primary intervention strategies might be developed. A national sample of 414 juniors and seniors in high schools for hearing-impaired students was surveyed with an Attitudes Toward Alcohol scale developed for this purpose and administered in sign language.

Students in the survey expressed attitudes less than positive. Their feelings appeared to be multidimensional; four factors were identified. These factors were similar to those identified in other recent studies of normally hearing populations.

Implications and suggestions for further research are included.