Assessment of Safe Listening Intentional Behavior Toward Personal Listening Devices in Young Adults

Recreational noise-induced hearing loss (RNIHL) is a highly preventable disorder that is commonly seen in teenagers and young adults. Despite the documented negative effects of RNIHL, it is still challenging to persuade people to adopt safe listening behaviors. More research is needed to understand...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-08, Vol.16 (17), p.3180
Main Authors: Gopal, Kamakshi V, Champlin, Sara, Phillips, Bryce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adults
Attitude
Attitudes
Auditory Perception
Behavior
Exposure
Female
Habits
Health Behavior
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - physiopathology
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced - prevention & control
Hearing protection
Humans
Intention
Listening
Male
Music
Noise
Noise levels
Noise standards
Norms
Occupational safety
Oral hygiene
Pain
Psychological Theory
Recreation
Risk management
Risk reduction
Risk-Taking
Safety
Social Norms
Sound
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tinnitus
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Recreational noise-induced hearing loss (RNIHL) is a highly preventable disorder that is commonly seen in teenagers and young adults. Despite the documented negative effects of RNIHL, it is still challenging to persuade people to adopt safe listening behaviors. More research is needed to understand the underlying factors guiding listeners' intentions to engage in safe listening habits. We used the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to identify attitudes, social norms, and behavioral control in 92 young adults toward two intentional behaviors related to safe listening habits while listening to their personal listening devices: (1) lowering the intensity of loud music, and (2) shortening the listening duration of loud music. Using a Qualtrics survey, the major factors of the TPB model as they relate to the participants' intention to engage in risk-controlling behavior were assessed. Behavioral intentions to turn the music down and listen for shorter durations were thought to be predicted by the TPB factors (attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral control). Linear regression findings indicated that the overall TPB models were significant. Positive attitudes toward turning the music down and shortening the durations were significantly associated with intentions to engage in non-risky behavior, more so for the former behavior.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16173180