| Zugriffsnummer | 44593 |
| Dokumenttyp | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Peer Review | mit Peer Review |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Deductive development and validation of a questionnaire to assess sensitivity to very low and very high frequency sounds |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Ascone, Leoni; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Neuronal Plasticity Working Group, Hamburg, GERMANY
Uppenkamp, Stefan; Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Oldenburg, GERMANY
Behler, Oliver; Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics, Oldenburg, GERMANY
Lineton, Ben; University of Southampton, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, Southampton, UK
Burke, Elisa; 1.6, Schall, PTB-Braunschweig
Koch, Christian; 1.6, Schall, PTB-Braunschweig
Kühn, Simone; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Neuronal Plasticity Working Group, Hamburg, GERMANY; Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lise Meitner Group for Environmental Neuroscience, Berlin, GERMANY
Gerŝak, Gregor; Ljubljana University, Department of Interdisciplinary Metrology, Electrotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
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| Quelle/Jahr | Noise and Health: 21 (2020), 101, 173 - 182 |
| ISSN | 1463-1741 (PRINT) ; 1998-4030 (ONLINE) |
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| Verlag | Mumbai: Medknow Publ. |
| Freie Schlagworte | ultrasound ; infrasound ; infra- and low frequency (ILF) sound ; ultra- and high frequency (UHF) sound ; sensitivity ; factor analysis ; questionnaire development ; construct validation |
| Zusammenfassung | Auditory research and complaints about environmental noise indicate that there exists a significant, small subgroup within the population which is sensitive towards infra- and low-frequency or ultra- and high-frequency sounds (ILF/ UHF). This paper reports on the development, factorization and validation of a measures of sensitivity towards frequencies outside the common hearing range. Principal component and exploratory factor analyses in a sample of 267 Europeans (from the UK, Slovenia, and Germany) suggested that ILF vs. UHF sensitivity constitute different factors, each characterized by sensory perception, stress-responsivity, and behavioral avoidance. A third factor comprising beliefs of dangerousness of ILF and UHF emerged. The factors explained 72% of the variance. The factor-solution was replicated separately for the English (n = 98) and German (n = 169) versions of the questionnaire (Slovenians and UK residents filled out the English version). Acceptable to excellent reliability was found. ILF and UHF sensitivity were moderately related to noise sensitivity in the normal hearing range, suggesting the new measures are not redundant. Correlations with psychiatric and somatic symptoms were small to moderate. ILF sensitivity correlated with neuroticism (small effect) and daytime sleepiness (moderate effect). ILF and UHF sensitivity were related to agreeableness (small effects). Overall, the novel ILF and UHF sensitivity scales seems to provide a solid tool for conducting further research on the role of sensitivity concerning adverse effects of ILF and UHF sound (e.g. health outcomes, annoyance ratings). The questionnaire consortium recommends using the new scales in combination with established measures of normal hearing range sensitivity. |
| Kostenfreier Zugang | Open Access Gold |
| Themenbereich der Metrologie | Akustik, Ultraschall, Beschleunigung |
| Forschungsprojekt | 15HLT03: Ears II: Metrology for modern hearing assessment and protecting public health from emerging noise sources |
| Förderinformationen (1) |
Förderername: European Commission (EC)
Förderer ID: 0000 0001 2242 8989 Förderer ID Typ: ISNI Förderprogramm: EMPIR 2015 Health Titel der Förderung: 15HLT03: Ears II: Metrology for modern hearing assessment and protecting public health from emerging noise sources Förderungsnummer: 15HLT03 URI der Förderung: http:// www.ears-project.eu/ears2-project.html |
Zitierung
Ascone, L., Uppenkamp, S., Behler, O., Lineton, B., Burke, E., Koch, C., Kühn, S., & Gerŝak, G. (2020). Deductive development and validation of a questionnaire to assess sensitivity to very low and very high frequency sounds. Noise and Health, 21(101), 173–182. https://doi.org/10.4103/nah.nah_46_19