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June 20, 2026Social Behavior and Personality An International JournalOpen Access

Reward learning as a mechanism linking hearing deprivation with socioemotional difficulties among children

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WXWenming XuSLSumei LuoQYQilin Yu

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Overview

Randomized trial examines how reward learning influences emotional symptoms in children with hearing deprivation, suggesting targeted interventions.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how reward learning connects hearing deprivation to socioemotional challenges in children.
  • 66 children (33 with hearing deprivation and 33 without) matched for age and gender were recruited.
  • Participants' socioemotional difficulties and reward learning were assessed.
  • Mediation analysis was conducted to explore the relationships among the variables.
  • Children with hearing deprivation experienced significantly higher levels of emotional symptoms.
  • Children with hearing deprivation exhibited lower accuracy rates in achieving rewards.
  • Mediation analysis showed that reward learning fully mediated the relationship between hearing deprivation and socioemotional difficulties.

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Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a362f92db0793dc1a536f46https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.16157
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