Railway noise annoyance: Exposure-response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysis
In some regions the exposure to railway noise is extremely concentrated, which may lead to high residential annoyance. Nonacoustical factors contribute to these reactions, but there is limited evidence on the interrelations between the nonacoustical factors that influence railway noise annoyance. Th...
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| description | In some regions the exposure to railway noise is extremely concentrated, which may lead to high residential annoyance. Nonacoustical factors contribute to these reactions, but there is limited evidence on the interrelations between the nonacoustical factors that influence railway noise annoyance. The aims of the present study were (1) to examine exposure-response relationships between long-term railway noise exposure and annoyance in a region severely affected by railway noise and (2) to determine a priori proposed interrelations between nonacoustical factors by structural equation analysis. Residents (n = 320) living close to railway tracks in the Middle Rhine Valley completed a socio-acoustic survey. Individual noise exposure levels were calculated by an acoustical simulation model for this area. The derived exposure-response relationships indicated considerably higher annoyance at the same noise exposure level than would have been predicted by the European Union standard curve, particularly for the night-time period. In the structural equation analysis, 72% of the variance in noise annoyance was explained by the noise exposure (Lden ) and nonacoustical variables. The model provides insights into several causal mechanisms underlying the formation of railway noise annoyance considering indirect and reciprocal effects. The concern about harmful effects of railway noise and railway traffic, the perceived control and coping capacity, and the individual noise sensitivity were the most important factors that influence noise annoyance. All effects of the nonacoustical factors on annoyance were mediated by the perceived control and coping capacity and additionally proposed indirect effects of the theoretical model were supported by the data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88a6d16741a64e16937cdd0daac2f0e32022-12-22T00:43:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNoise and Health1463-17411998-40302014-01-01167338839910.4103/1463-1741.144417Railway noise annoyance: Exposure-response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysisSibylle PennigArthur SchadyIn some regions the exposure to railway noise is extremely concentrated, which may lead to high residential annoyance. Nonacoustical factors contribute to these reactions, but there is limited evidence on the interrelations between the nonacoustical factors that influence railway noise annoyance. The aims of the present study were (1) to examine exposure-response relationships between long-term railway noise exposure and annoyance in a region severely affected by railway noise and (2) to determine a priori proposed interrelations between nonacoustical factors by structural equation analysis. Residents (n = 320) living close to railway tracks in the Middle Rhine Valley completed a socio-acoustic survey. Individual noise exposure levels were calculated by an acoustical simulation model for this area. The derived exposure-response relationships indicated considerably higher annoyance at the same noise exposure level than would have been predicted by the European Union standard curve, particularly for the night-time period. In the structural equation analysis, 72% of the variance in noise annoyance was explained by the noise exposure (Lden ) and nonacoustical variables. The model provides insights into several causal mechanisms underlying the formation of railway noise annoyance considering indirect and reciprocal effects. The concern about harmful effects of railway noise and railway traffic, the perceived control and coping capacity, and the individual noise sensitivity were the most important factors that influence noise annoyance. All effects of the nonacoustical factors on annoyance were mediated by the perceived control and coping capacity and additionally proposed indirect effects of the theoretical model were supported by the data.http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2014;volume=16;issue=73;spage=388;epage=399;aulast=PennigAnnoyanceexposure-response relationshipnonacoustical factorsrailway noisestructural equation analysis |
| spellingShingle | Sibylle Pennig Arthur Schady Railway noise annoyance: Exposure-response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysis Noise and Health Annoyance exposure-response relationship nonacoustical factors railway noise structural equation analysis |
| title | Railway noise annoyance: Exposure-response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysis |
| title_full | Railway noise annoyance: Exposure-response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysis |
| title_fullStr | Railway noise annoyance: Exposure-response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Railway noise annoyance: Exposure-response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysis |
| title_short | Railway noise annoyance: Exposure-response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysis |
| title_sort | railway noise annoyance exposure response relationships and testing a theoretical model by structural equation analysis |
| topic | Annoyance exposure-response relationship nonacoustical factors railway noise structural equation analysis |
| url | http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2014;volume=16;issue=73;spage=388;epage=399;aulast=Pennig |
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