Quehl, Julia and Bartels, Susanne and Fimmers, Rolf and Aeschbach, Daniel (2019) Short-term annoyance from nocturnal aircraft noise in children: The influence of acoustical and non-acoustical factors. : International Congress on Acoustics (ICA), 09.-13.09.2019, Aachen.
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Abstract
Acute psychological effects of aircraft noise have mostly been investigated in healthy adults so far. Recent noise effects research is increasingly focusing on individuals particularly sensitive to harmful noise effects. These vulnerable groups include especially children. Almost no studies exist on effects of nocturnal aircraft noise on short-term annoyance response in children. We aimed at closing this research gap by means of a field study conducted around Cologne-Bonn Airport in 51 children aged 8 to 10 years. Children were examined during four consecutive nights. During all nights, aircraft noise exposure was recorded inside the children`s bedroom. Aircraft noise metrics were calculated based on these measurements. Participants retrospectively rated short-term annoyance each morning via a five-point scale. Information on relevant moderating psychological factors (e.g., perception and evaluation of air traffic in the residential area, personal variables including sensitivity to noise) was obtained in personal interviews on the first study day. Logistic regression analysis was used to develop new exposure-response curves as a function of different acoustical and non-acoustical variables. Unlike adults, children’s short-term annoyance was not influenced by noise metrics such as number of nocturnal aircraft noise events. Noise sensitivity and attitudes towards air traffic, however, had a significant effect.
Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/130374/ | |||||||||||||||
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Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) | |||||||||||||||
Title: | Short-term annoyance from nocturnal aircraft noise in children: The influence of acoustical and non-acoustical factors | |||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | No | |||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | |||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | |||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | |||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | |||||||||||||||
Keywords: | nocturnal aircraft noise, children, vulnerable groups, annoyance, exposure-response models, non-acoustical predictors | |||||||||||||||
Event Title: | : International Congress on Acoustics (ICA) | |||||||||||||||
Event Location: | Aachen | |||||||||||||||
Event Type: | international Conference | |||||||||||||||
Event Dates: | 09.-13.09.2019 | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Aeronautics | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | air traffic management and operations | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Aeronautics | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | L - Human factors and safety in Aeronautics (old) | |||||||||||||||
Location: | Köln-Porz | |||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Sleep and Human Factors Research | |||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Sender, Alina | |||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 21 Nov 2019 14:57 | |||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2019 14:57 |
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