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Original Article

Reported hearing protection use in young adults from Sweden and the USA: Effects of attitude and gender

Reportes de uso de protección auditiva en jóvenes adultos en Suecia y en los EUA: Efectos de actitud y de género

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Pages 273-280 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The present study investigates differences between a Swedish and an American sample of young students regarding attitudes towards noise and the use of hearing protection at concerts. The study population was comprised of 179 participants from Sweden and 203 participants from the United States, who ranged in age from 17 to 21 years. Questionnaires were used to gather information on hearing symptoms and attitudes towards noise (Youth Attitude to Noise Scale). Multivariate analysis of variance revealed that attitudes towards noise differed significantly due to gender and country. Men had slightly more positive attitude towards noise than women, and men from the USA had more positive attitudes than men from Sweden. Least positive were the women from Sweden (except regarding attitudes towards the ability to concentrate in noisy environments). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the influence of attitudes towards noise and country on young people's use of hearing protection at concerts. The results indicated that attitudes and country explained 50% of the variance in use of hearing protection.

Acronyms
YANS=

Youth Attitude to Noise Scale

HSD=

Hearing Symptom Description

AMMOT=

Artister och Musiker mot Tinnitus (Musicians against tinnitus)

HEAR=

Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers

Acronyms
YANS=

Youth Attitude to Noise Scale

HSD=

Hearing Symptom Description

AMMOT=

Artister och Musiker mot Tinnitus (Musicians against tinnitus)

HEAR=

Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers

Sumario

El presente estudio investiga las diferencias entre muestras de jóvenes estudiantes de Suecia y de los EUA en relación con actitudes hacia el ruido y el uso de agentes de protección auditiva en conciertos. La población estudiada comprendió a 179 participantes de Suecia y 203 de los EUA, con rango de edad de 17–21 años. Se usaron cuestionarios para obtener información sobre síntomas auditivos y actitudes hacia el ruido (Escala de Actitudes de Jóvenes hacia el Ruido). El análisis multivariado de varianza reveló que las actitudes hacia el ruido difieren significativamente según el género y el país. Los hombres tienen una actitud ligeramente más positiva hacia el ruido que las mujeres y los hombres de los EUA tienen actitudes más positivas que los de Suecia. Menos positivas fueron las mujeres de Suecia (excepto en cuanto a actitudes hacia la habilidad de concentrarse en medios ruidosos). Se uso un análisis de regresión logística multivariado para examinar la influencia de las actitudes hacia el ruido y por país en jóvenes usuarios de protección auditiva en conciertos. Los resultados indican que las actitudes y el país explican el 50% de la varianza en el uso de protección auditiva. The present study investigates.

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