Journal article
Sense of control and noise sensitivity affect frustration from interfering noise
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, v 156(3), pp 1746-1756
Sep 2024
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Abstract
In order to develop effective strategies to address noise annoyance, it is essential to develop an explanatory model of the psychological mechanism(s) by which noise becomes annoying. Two online studies were conducted in which a total of 193 participants completed speech perception tasks with varying degrees of background noise. Signal-to-noise ratio levels ranged from −2 to −10 dB. The crucial manipulation in both experiments concerned participants' sense of control over the noise level in the task. Dependent measures were task performance, a self-reported measure of frustration with the task, and self-reported sensitivity (trait) to noise. Results showed small but significant effects of noise sensitivity and sense of control on subjective frustration. In both experiments, more noise-sensitive individuals expressed greater frustration than did those reporting less noise sensitivity. In addition, in experiment 2 there was a significant interaction between sense of control and noise level. Listeners under the higher noise-level conditions expressed relatively similar degrees of frustration irrespective of their sense of control, while those under the lower noise-level condition showed lower frustration with greater sense of control. Results support Stallen's [(1999). Noise Health 1(3), 69–79] theoretical framework of noise annoyance, but also suggest the need for further research under more ecologically plausible conditions.
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- Title
- Sense of control and noise sensitivity affect frustration from interfering noise
- Creators
- Alexander L. Francis - Purdue University West LafayetteYujie Chen - Department of Statistics, Purdue UniversityPaola Medina Lopez - University of Puerto RicoJane E. Clougherty - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, v 156(3), pp 1746-1756
- Publisher
- ACOUSTICAL SOC AMER AMER INST PHYSICS; MELVILLE
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
We would like to thank Jordan Love, Timothy Stump, Nicole Kirk, Vincent Jung, Erin Frain, Kirsten Fong, and Rachel Theodore for their assistance in various aspects of the development of this research, which began as a student project begun by P.M.L. under the supervision of A.L.F. through the Purdue University Student Research Opportunity Program (SROP). Funding was provided by the department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Purdue University.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001313857300004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85204417426
- Other Identifier
- 991021903227404721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Acoustics
- Audiology & Speech-language Pathology