Emotional Responses to Pleasant Sounds Are Related to Social Disconnectedness and Loneliness Independent of Hearing Loss

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between emotional responses to sounds, hearing acuity, and isolation, specifically objective isolation (social disconnectedness) and subjective isolation (loneliness). It was predicted that ratings of valence in response to pleasant and unpl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Erin M. Picou, Gabrielle H. Buono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-11-01
Series:Trends in Hearing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216518813243