Table 2.

Context-specific stressors for parents of deaf children with cochlear implants.

Rank	Family Stress Scale (FSS) Stressor	Mean Rating (SD)
1	Finances	2.36 (1.26)
2	Educational concerns	2.35 (1.14)
3	Discipline	2.10 (0.92)
4	Safety	2.07 (1.14)
5	Communication	1.92 (0.95)
6	Behavioral problems	1.86 (0.96)
7	Outings in the community	1.79 (0.94)
8	Following routines	1.74 (0.88)
9	Having to be a language teacher for your child	1.72 (0.93)
10	Medical/audiological care	1.67 (0.94)
11	Marital relationship	1.65 (0.98)
12	Relationship with other children	1.63 (0.77)
13	Other people’s curiosity or lack of understanding about child’s deafness	1.59 (0.83)
14	Keeping the hearing aids/cochlear implants on and working	1.51 (0.82)
15	Relationships with parents or extended family	1.40 (0.79)
16	Understanding how to operate hearing aids/cochlear implants	1.27 (0.56)

Note: Stressors are rank ordered based on means, with higher stress scores being reported first.