title: A measurement model for general noise reaction in response to aircraft noise.
abstract: In this paper a measurement model for general noise reaction (GNR) in response to aircraft noise is developed to assess the performance of aircraft noise annoyance and a direct measure of general reaction as indicators of this concept. For this purpose GNR is conceptualized as a superordinate latent construct underlying particular manifestations. This conceptualization is empirically tested through estimation of a second-order factor model. Data from a community survey at Frankfurt Airport are used for this purpose (N=2206). The data fit the hypothesized factor structure well and support the conceptualization of GNR as a superordinate construct. It is concluded that noise annoyance and a direct measure of general reaction to noise capture a large part of the negative feelings and emotions in response to aircraft noise but are unable to capture all relevant variance. The paper concludes with recommendations for the valid measurement of community reaction and several directions for further research.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. m.kroesen@tudelft.nl
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kroesen
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schreckenberg
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000401:Aircraft; D059028:Airports; D004644:Emotions; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009624:Noise, Transportation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population