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Health-relevant personality is associated with sensitivity to sound (hyperacusis)
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 58:158-169
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2017.
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Abstract
- Hyperacusis, over-sensitivity to sounds, causes distress and disability and the etiology is not fully understood. The study aims to explore possible associations between health-relevant personality traits and hyperacusis. Hyperacusis was assessed using the Hyperacusis Questionnaire (HQ), and clinical uncomfortable loudness levels (ULL). Personality was measured with the Health-relevant Personality (HP5i) Inventory. The study sample was 348 (140 men and 208 women; age 23-71 years). Moderate correlations were found between the personality trait negative affectivity (NA; a facet of neuroticism) and dimensions of the HQ and weak correlations were found with the ULLs. Hedonic capacity (a facet of extraversion) was significantly correlated with the HQ but not with the ULLs. Impulsivity (a facet of conscientiousness) was correlated with the HQ and the ULLs. A significant difference in mean values was found in all hyperacusis measures and different levels of NA - those with higher levels displayed more severe signs of hyperacusis. A multiple logistic regression analysis showed that higher levels of NA increases the odds of having hyperacusis on average 4.6 times for men and 2.4 times for women. These findings imply that health-relevant personality traits should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of hyperacusis.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
050109 social psychology
Audiology
Personality Assessment
Negative affectivity
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Sex Factors
0302 clinical medicine
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
Personality
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Big Five personality traits
030223 otorhinolaryngology
General Psychology
Aged
media_common
Extraversion and introversion
Hearing Tests
05 social sciences
Hyperacusis
Conscientiousness
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Neuroticism
Affect
Acoustic Stimulation
Facet (psychology)
Female
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Attitude to Health
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00365564
- Volume :
- 58
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b07601f4547fb7a10af262572f594abb
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12350