The relationship of locus of control, self-control, and acceptable noise levels for young listeners with normal hearing

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-359

  Nichols, Amy Comerford ^a   Gordon Hickey, Susan ^b  

^a Audiology Department (126P)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable noise level; Background noise; Locus of control; Self control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ALABAMA; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858275340     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.645074     Document Type: Article

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