Individual differences in noise annoyance stem from noise sensitivity

Evidence

Noise sensitivity, resembling a level of allergy to sounds, seems the primary mechanism that produces the interindividual different levels of annoyance and other effects such as those on communication, recreation, concentration, and sleeping disturbance. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1534

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Noise-sensitive people differ physiologically and psychologically from non-sensitive ones — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 925; Higher socioeconomic status correlates with higher noise sensitivity — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 933; Roughly a fifth of urban populations may be noise-sensitive — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 941 (+1 more)