Table 2.

Comparison of narrative macrostructure in children with and without HI

Story-grammar variables	Group	Mann-Whitney U test	Wilcoxon’s W test	Z test	P value
Characters	Children with and without HI	25.00	145.00	−3.974	0.000*
Settings	Children with and without HI	14.00	134.00	-4.294	0.000*
Initiating event	Children with and without HI	7.00	127.00	−4.570	0.000*
Internal plan	Children with and without HI	30.00	150.00	−3.572	0.000*
Attempt	Children with and without HI	22.00	142.00	−3.962	0.000*
Outcome	Children with and without HI	23.00	143.00	−3.969	0.000*
Resolution	Children with and without HI	12.50	132.00	−4.332	0.000*

Grouping variable: Group.

*p<0.001 (two-tailed).

HI, hearing impairment.