On the behavioral characteristics of loud-music listening.
To provide insight into the behavioral characteristics of people who listen excessively to loud music, the 32-item Northeastern Excessive Music Listening Survey was developed and administered to 90 subjects. Results indicate that 8 of the 90 subjects scored within a range that would suggest the presence of a maladaptive pattern of music-listening behavior similar to that exhibited by substance abusers. Implications for further research and models of treatment are discussed.
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Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Institute for Hearing, Speech and Language, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Hunter
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Robinson
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Ballou
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Buus
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D000328:Adult; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires