Individual Differences in Anger Reaction to Noise
Author(s): J. Martin Ramirez, J. M. Alvarado, C. Santisteban
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate individual differences in subjective sensitivity to noise associated with different dimensions of anger in adolescents of different ages and of both sexes. Participants (N = 234) completed the Sensitivity to Noise test (Santisteban, 1990, 1992) and the State-Trait Anger expression Inventory (Spielberger, 1988). Results showed a significant correlation between sensitivity to noise and different anger aspects - feelings (in anger state), temperament (in trait anger), and internal expression (in anger expression) as well as differences related to demographic characteristics. It was concluded that noise may act as a stressor causing unwanted aversive changes in an affective state, such as anger; that these changes are related to several psychobiological characteristics of the subject, such as age, sex, and individual sensitivity to noise.
Pages: 125-136
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