Effect of traffic noise and relaxations sounds on pedestrian walking speed

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F18%3A50014366" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/18:50014366 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/4/752" target="_blank" >http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/4/752</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040752" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph15040752</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Effect of traffic noise and relaxations sounds on pedestrian walking speed

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Exposure to noise in everyday urban life is considered to be an environmental stressor. A specific outcome of the reaction from environmental stress is a fast pace of life that also includes a faster pedestrian walking speed. The present study examined an effect of listening to annoying acoustical stimuli (traffic noise) compared to relaxation sounds (forest birdsong) on walking speed in a real outdoor urban environment. The participants (N=83) walked along an urban route of 1.8 km. They listened to traffic noise, forest birdsong, or they walked without listening to any acoustical stimuli in the control condition. The results showed that participants listening to traffic noise walked significantly faster on the route than participants listening to forest birdsong sounds and participants in the control condition. Participants who listened to forest birdsong walked slightly faster than those under control condition; however, this difference was not significant. Analysis of the walk experience showed that participants who listened to forest birdsong during the walk liked the route more than those who listened to traffic sounds. The study demonstrated that exposure to traffic noise led to an immediate increase in walking speed.The study also documented the positive effect of listening to various kinds of relaxation sounds while walking in an outdoor environment with traffic noise.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Effect of traffic noise and relaxations sounds on pedestrian walking speed

Popis výsledku anglicky

Exposure to noise in everyday urban life is considered to be an environmental stressor. A specific outcome of the reaction from environmental stress is a fast pace of life that also includes a faster pedestrian walking speed. The present study examined an effect of listening to annoying acoustical stimuli (traffic noise) compared to relaxation sounds (forest birdsong) on walking speed in a real outdoor urban environment. The participants (N=83) walked along an urban route of 1.8 km. They listened to traffic noise, forest birdsong, or they walked without listening to any acoustical stimuli in the control condition. The results showed that participants listening to traffic noise walked significantly faster on the route than participants listening to forest birdsong sounds and participants in the control condition. Participants who listened to forest birdsong walked slightly faster than those under control condition; however, this difference was not significant. Analysis of the walk experience showed that participants who listened to forest birdsong during the walk liked the route more than those who listened to traffic sounds. The study demonstrated that exposure to traffic noise led to an immediate increase in walking speed.The study also documented the positive effect of listening to various kinds of relaxation sounds while walking in an outdoor environment with traffic noise.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50102 - Psychology, special (including therapy for learning, speech, hearing, visual and other physical and mental disabilities);

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International journal of environmental research and public health

ISSN

1661-7827

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

1-13

Kód UT WoS článku

000434868800191

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85045422158