Individual differences in preference for environmental sounds.
25 typical environmental sounds were presented to 936 Japanese high school students in a written questionnaire to measure their preferences for these sounds. Sex-related, personality-related, and regional differences among preferences were observed for kind of sound. On the other hand, self-rated frequency of hearing each sound in daily life was related to the subjects' residential environment and sex.
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Urban Environment and Health Project, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan.
D000293:Adolescent; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D012737:Sex Factors; D013016:Sound; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires