This study examined associations of communicative skills, social behavior, and personality
with acceptance and popularity as a function of hearing status, gender, and educational
setting. Participants were 87 deaf and 672 hearing early adolescents of 52 6th grade
classrooms in mainstream and special education. Acceptance varied as a function of
hearing status by gender; popularity varied as a function of hearing status and educational
setting. Deaf boys in mainstream education were less accepted and popular than their …