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Overall Satisfaction

1. I feel optimistic about my future.

2. There are many things in my life that make me feel happy.

3. I am satisfied with my life most of the time.

4.I have the desire to continue life.

5. I am satisfied with the methods of communicating with others.

6. I feel that other young people are willing to help me on crises.

7. I feel frustrated when talking to people who do not understand what I say because I am deaf

8.I feel embarrassed when others stare at me; because I am deaf.

9. I believe that what I want to do in the future is extremely limited.

10. I feel that life is difficult for me as I am deaf.

11. I sense the meaning and value to my life.

12. I constantly look for beautiful meanings in my life.

Social interaction

13. I exert more effort than others to realize what I want to do.

14. I'm well-known among my colleagues.

15. I am a friend of most of the students in my class.

16. I have many modern technological means which help me integrate in social communication.

17.I don't mind explaining to others that I am a deaf person.

18. I am not disturbed when I ask others to help me when need.

19. I know how to express myself in different situations.

20. As a deaf person, it is easy to start talking with people I don't know.

21. I feel that people think I am stupid for being deaf.

22. I feel that people make trouble with me because I'm deaf.

23. I feel like I miss many things and things when I talk with deaf people like me.

24. I feel excluded from activities and things that I want to do.

25. I tend to withdraw from social situations.

26. I am keen on befriending positive and supportive people.

27.I am interest in sports activities.

28. I spend a lot of time away from other people.

29. I feel I miss what is important for me because I'm deaf.

30. I feel like I miss to know what is important for me because I am deaf.

School life

31. I enjoyed myself during my stay in school.

32. My teacher is fair and just to me.

33. My teacher feels happy when he helps me with my work.

34. My teacher is attentive to whatever I want to tell him.

35. My teacher helps me to do my best.

36. I feel fine when I tell my teacher what I want.

37. My teachers help me communicate easily during class time.

38. I feel acceptable to students at my school.

39. it is easy to participate in activities involving student large groups.

40. I am proud of being a student.

Family life

41. I feel that my parents give me equal independence enjoyed by my peers.

42. my family share me in their affairs.

43. parents overprotect me because I am a deaf person.

44. I feel excluded from family discussions and dialogues.

45. I feel satisfied with relationship with my family.

46.I interact positively with my family.

47. I feel as if I were a burden on my family.

48. I am happy when I am at home.

49. I feel that my parents give me equal independence enjoyed by my peers.

Self acceptance

50. I feel I am in a state of satisfaction and trust.

51. I can excel in anything.

52. I always smile.

53. I feel important to others.

54. I always search for positive solutions for my problems.

55. I always have open mind to all views

56.I realize success in my affairs.

57. I am an optimistic person.

58. I have confidence in my abilities.

59. I have a degree of freedom in decision-making.

60. I'm ambitious.