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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Temperament Development During the First Year of Life in a Sample of Patients with Hearing Impairment Who Participated in the Infants Screening Program in a Single Center in Southern Italy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Carla Laria, Rita Malesci, Antonietta Mallardo, Emma Landolfi, Federica Geremicca D'Ambrosio, Gennaro Auletta, Nicola Serra, Anna Rita Fetoni

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Carla LariaInstitute of Audiology, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Rita MalesciInstitute of Audiology, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2728-339X
Antonietta MallardoInstitute of Audiology, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Emma LandolfiInstitute of Audiology, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8095-452X
Federica Geremicca D'AmbrosioInstitute of Audiology, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Gennaro AulettaInstitute of Audiology, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1548-7141
Nicola SerraInstitute of Audiology, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8086-6362
Anna Rita FetoniInstitute of Audiology, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.

Funding

European Union Next Generation EU (NRRP M6C2, Investment 2.1 "Enhancement and strength-ening of biomedical research in the NHS) and founded by the Italian Ministry of Health, Na-tional Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) ( "Synphonia" nr. CLP: PNRR-MAD 2022-12376739; CUP: C63C22001320007).
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesTemperament is an innate personality trait, influenced by genetic, biological, and environmental factors. Hearing loss, particularly during the critical period of auditory development, can influence cognitive and temperamental development. This study aims to assess the impact of hearing loss on temperamental development in infants aged between 1 and 12 months.

methodsA cross-sectional study of a sample of 132 pediatric patients from the infant hearing screening program was conducted from June 2023 to June 2024. The infants were divided into two groups based on hearing status and the presence of risk factors; cognitive and temperamental parameters were assessed using the QUIT questionnaire.

resultsNo significant differences were found between infants with and without hearing loss when also considering the infants without risk factors. Normal temperament was found in infants with and without hearing loss, considering both risk and non-risk factors. Finally, no relationship between hearing loss degree and temperament type, considering both the absence and presence of risk factors, was observed.

conclusionsIn the early months of an infant's life, hearing loss does not appear to significantly affect temperamental development. Only through the monitoring of these hearing-impaired infants to detect more severe hearing loss and/or in the presence of other risk factors can deviant development be hypothesized. In this regard, multidisciplinary evaluations may be crucial for the early detection and correction of dysfunctional behaviors.

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early auditory deprivationinfantsQUIT questionnairesocio-emotional impairmenttemperament

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PMCPMC12468611

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