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Wolfgang Ellermeier - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Psychoacoustic correlates of individual noise sensitivity.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2001Co-Authors: Wolfgang Ellermeier, Monika Eigenstetter, Karin ZimmerAbstract:In environmental noise surveys, self-reported noise sensitivity, a Stable Personality Trait covering attitudes toward a wide range of environmental sounds, is a major predictor of individual noise-annoyance reactions. Its relationship to basic measures of auditory functioning, however, has not been systematically explored. Therefore, in the present investigation, a sample of 61 unselected listeners was subjected to a battery of psychoacoustic procedures ranging from threshold determinations to loudness scaling tasks. No significant differences in absolute thresholds, intensity discrimination, simple auditory reaction time, or power-function exponents for loudness emerged, when the sample was split along the median into two groups of “low” vs “high” noise sensitivity on the basis of scores obtained from a psychometrically evaluated questionnaire [Zimmer and Ellermeier, Diagnostica 44, 11–20 (1998)]. Small, but systematic differences were found in verbal loudness estimates, and in ratings of the unpleasantness of natural sounds, thus suggesting that self-reported noise sensitivity captures evaluative rather than sensory aspects of auditory processing.
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Psychometric properties of four measures of noise sensitivity: a comparison
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 1999Co-Authors: Karin Zimmer, Wolfgang EllermeierAbstract:Abstract Individual noise sensitivity is a Stable Personality Trait covering attitudes towards a wide range of environmental sounds. It is a major antecendent of noise annoyance reactions, and is assessed by obtaining responses to one or several rating-scale items. The psychometric properties of four German-language noise-sensitivity measures—a translation of Weinstein's (1978) noise-sensitivity scale, a newly developed questionnaire, and two single-item questions reflecting susceptibility to sounds and noise, respectively—were evaluated, using a student sample ofn =213 persons. Reliability coefficients ranged from r=0·70 for the rating of susceptibility to sounds to r=0·92 for the newly constructed questionnaire. Construct validity was appraised by inter-correlating noise-sensitivity scores, and by relating noise-sensitivity scores to questionnaire measures of depression, stress, anger, and anxiety. The results indicate that, while the questionnaire measures satisfy established criteria for test evaluation, the one-item ratings do not. Further exploratory analyses on a subset of the sample found only weak relationships between self-report measures of noise sensitivity and objective performance decrements under noise.
Karin Zimmer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Psychoacoustic correlates of individual noise sensitivity.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2001Co-Authors: Wolfgang Ellermeier, Monika Eigenstetter, Karin ZimmerAbstract:In environmental noise surveys, self-reported noise sensitivity, a Stable Personality Trait covering attitudes toward a wide range of environmental sounds, is a major predictor of individual noise-annoyance reactions. Its relationship to basic measures of auditory functioning, however, has not been systematically explored. Therefore, in the present investigation, a sample of 61 unselected listeners was subjected to a battery of psychoacoustic procedures ranging from threshold determinations to loudness scaling tasks. No significant differences in absolute thresholds, intensity discrimination, simple auditory reaction time, or power-function exponents for loudness emerged, when the sample was split along the median into two groups of “low” vs “high” noise sensitivity on the basis of scores obtained from a psychometrically evaluated questionnaire [Zimmer and Ellermeier, Diagnostica 44, 11–20 (1998)]. Small, but systematic differences were found in verbal loudness estimates, and in ratings of the unpleasantness of natural sounds, thus suggesting that self-reported noise sensitivity captures evaluative rather than sensory aspects of auditory processing.
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Psychometric properties of four measures of noise sensitivity: a comparison
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 1999Co-Authors: Karin Zimmer, Wolfgang EllermeierAbstract:Abstract Individual noise sensitivity is a Stable Personality Trait covering attitudes towards a wide range of environmental sounds. It is a major antecendent of noise annoyance reactions, and is assessed by obtaining responses to one or several rating-scale items. The psychometric properties of four German-language noise-sensitivity measures—a translation of Weinstein's (1978) noise-sensitivity scale, a newly developed questionnaire, and two single-item questions reflecting susceptibility to sounds and noise, respectively—were evaluated, using a student sample ofn =213 persons. Reliability coefficients ranged from r=0·70 for the rating of susceptibility to sounds to r=0·92 for the newly constructed questionnaire. Construct validity was appraised by inter-correlating noise-sensitivity scores, and by relating noise-sensitivity scores to questionnaire measures of depression, stress, anger, and anxiety. The results indicate that, while the questionnaire measures satisfy established criteria for test evaluation, the one-item ratings do not. Further exploratory analyses on a subset of the sample found only weak relationships between self-report measures of noise sensitivity and objective performance decrements under noise.
Tuula Toikka - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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temporal stability of alexithymia over a five year period in outpatients with major depression
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2006Co-Authors: Simo Saarijarvi, Jouko K Salmine, Tuula ToikkaAbstract:Background: Previous research on alexithymia and depression has led to a controversy over whether alexithymia should be viewed as a state-dependent phenomenon or as a Stable Personality Trait. The aim of this 5-year follow-up study was to examine the temporal stability of alexithymia in outpatients suffering from major depression. Methods: The study population comprised 116 (49 male and 67 female) outpatients with major depression. Alexithymic features were assessed with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the degree of depression with the Beck Depression Inventory. The patients were retested after a period of 5 years. Results: Mean alexithymia and depression scores decreased significantly over the 5-year period. Alexithymia and depression were associated with each other, but the high test-retest correlations in the TAS-20 scores indicate relative stability of alexithymia. The three factors of alexithymia behaved differently. Difficulty in identifying feelings and difficulty in describing feelings were associated with alleviation of depressive symptoms, whereas externally oriented thinking was not. Conclusions: Alexithymia seems to be related with the severity of depression in outpatients with major depression, but it also shows relative stability over 5 years. Our findings support the view that the alexithymia construct represents a Stable Personality Trait, but is also a state-dependent phenomenon.
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Alexithymia behaves as a Personality Trait over a 5-year period in Finnish general population
Journal of psychosomatic research, 2006Co-Authors: Jouko K. Salminen, Simo Saarijarvi, Tuula Toikka, Jussi Kauhanen, Erkki ÄäreläAbstract:Temporal stability is a basic assumption underlying any Personality Trait construct. Previous research on the stability of alexithymia has led to a controversy over whether alexithymia should be viewed as a state-dependent phenomenon or as a Stable Personality Trait. The aim of this 5-year longitudinal study was to examine the temporal stability of alexithymia in the general population in Finland. Alexithymia was measured with the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) at the baseline and 5 years later. The test-retest correlations of the TAS-20 total and factor-specific scores at the baseline and at the 5-year follow-up ranged from moderate to high in both genders, reflecting a rather high relative stability of the TAS-20 scores over a period of 5 years. The findings of our study suggest that alexithymia behaves like a Stable Personality Trait in the general population.
Petra Platte - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Half-Year Retest-Reliability of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale–Short Form (BIS-15)
SAGE Open, 2015Co-Authors: Adrian Meule, Martina Mayerhofer, Tilman Gründel, Jasmin Berker, Carina Beck Teran, Petra PlatteAbstract:1. Adrian Meule[1][1],[2][2] 2. Martina Mayerhofer[1][1] 3. Tilman Grundel[1][1] 4. Jasmin Berker[1][1] 5. Carina Beck Teran[1][1] 6. Petra Platte[1][1] 1. 1University of Wurzburg, Germany 2. 2LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Hamm, Germany 1. Adrian Meule, Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Heithofer Allee 64, 59071 Hamm, Germany. Email: adrian.meule{at}rub.de One of the most widely used instruments for the measurement of impulsivity is the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11). The short form of the BIS-11, the BIS-15, consists of 15 items representing the three subscales Attentional, Motor , and Non-Planning Impulsivity . In the current study, retest-reliabilities of BIS-15 scores were examined. Female university students completed the BIS-15 at the beginning of the first ( n = 133) and second ( n = 120) semesters. Half-year retest-reliability was r tt = .79 for the BIS-15 total score and ranged between r tt = .61 and .78 for the subscales. Considering the long time span of almost half a year between measurements, the total score of the BIS-15 has high retest-reliability and, thus, measures impulsivity as a Stable Personality Trait. [1]: #aff-1 [2]: #aff-2
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half year retest reliability of the barratt impulsiveness scale short form bis 15
SAGE Open, 2015Co-Authors: Adrian Meule, Martina Mayerhofer, Tilman Gründel, Jasmin Berker, Carina Beck Teran, Petra PlatteAbstract:1. Adrian Meule[1][1],[2][2] 2. Martina Mayerhofer[1][1] 3. Tilman Grundel[1][1] 4. Jasmin Berker[1][1] 5. Carina Beck Teran[1][1] 6. Petra Platte[1][1] 1. 1University of Wurzburg, Germany 2. 2LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Hamm, Germany 1. Adrian Meule, Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Heithofer Allee 64, 59071 Hamm, Germany. Email: adrian.meule{at}rub.de One of the most widely used instruments for the measurement of impulsivity is the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11). The short form of the BIS-11, the BIS-15, consists of 15 items representing the three subscales Attentional, Motor , and Non-Planning Impulsivity . In the current study, retest-reliabilities of BIS-15 scores were examined. Female university students completed the BIS-15 at the beginning of the first ( n = 133) and second ( n = 120) semesters. Half-year retest-reliability was r tt = .79 for the BIS-15 total score and ranged between r tt = .61 and .78 for the subscales. Considering the long time span of almost half a year between measurements, the total score of the BIS-15 has high retest-reliability and, thus, measures impulsivity as a Stable Personality Trait. [1]: #aff-1 [2]: #aff-2
Adrian Meule - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Half-Year Retest-Reliability of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale–Short Form (BIS-15)
SAGE Open, 2015Co-Authors: Adrian Meule, Martina Mayerhofer, Tilman Gründel, Jasmin Berker, Carina Beck Teran, Petra PlatteAbstract:1. Adrian Meule[1][1],[2][2] 2. Martina Mayerhofer[1][1] 3. Tilman Grundel[1][1] 4. Jasmin Berker[1][1] 5. Carina Beck Teran[1][1] 6. Petra Platte[1][1] 1. 1University of Wurzburg, Germany 2. 2LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Hamm, Germany 1. Adrian Meule, Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Heithofer Allee 64, 59071 Hamm, Germany. Email: adrian.meule{at}rub.de One of the most widely used instruments for the measurement of impulsivity is the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11). The short form of the BIS-11, the BIS-15, consists of 15 items representing the three subscales Attentional, Motor , and Non-Planning Impulsivity . In the current study, retest-reliabilities of BIS-15 scores were examined. Female university students completed the BIS-15 at the beginning of the first ( n = 133) and second ( n = 120) semesters. Half-year retest-reliability was r tt = .79 for the BIS-15 total score and ranged between r tt = .61 and .78 for the subscales. Considering the long time span of almost half a year between measurements, the total score of the BIS-15 has high retest-reliability and, thus, measures impulsivity as a Stable Personality Trait. [1]: #aff-1 [2]: #aff-2
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half year retest reliability of the barratt impulsiveness scale short form bis 15
SAGE Open, 2015Co-Authors: Adrian Meule, Martina Mayerhofer, Tilman Gründel, Jasmin Berker, Carina Beck Teran, Petra PlatteAbstract:1. Adrian Meule[1][1],[2][2] 2. Martina Mayerhofer[1][1] 3. Tilman Grundel[1][1] 4. Jasmin Berker[1][1] 5. Carina Beck Teran[1][1] 6. Petra Platte[1][1] 1. 1University of Wurzburg, Germany 2. 2LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Hamm, Germany 1. Adrian Meule, Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Heithofer Allee 64, 59071 Hamm, Germany. Email: adrian.meule{at}rub.de One of the most widely used instruments for the measurement of impulsivity is the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11). The short form of the BIS-11, the BIS-15, consists of 15 items representing the three subscales Attentional, Motor , and Non-Planning Impulsivity . In the current study, retest-reliabilities of BIS-15 scores were examined. Female university students completed the BIS-15 at the beginning of the first ( n = 133) and second ( n = 120) semesters. Half-year retest-reliability was r tt = .79 for the BIS-15 total score and ranged between r tt = .61 and .78 for the subscales. Considering the long time span of almost half a year between measurements, the total score of the BIS-15 has high retest-reliability and, thus, measures impulsivity as a Stable Personality Trait. [1]: #aff-1 [2]: #aff-2
