The power of positive and negative expectations to influence reported symptoms and mood during exposure to wind farm sound

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1588-1592

  Crichton, Fiona ^a   Dodd, George ^a   Schmid, Gian ^a   Gamble, Greg ^a   Cundy, Tim ^a   Petrie, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental risks; Infrasound; Psychological expectations; Symptom reporting; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRASOUND; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUND; SOUND RELATED PHENOMENA; WIND; WIND FARM SOUND; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AFFECT; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NOISE; SELF EVALUATION; VIDEORECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); POWER PLANTS; VIDEODISC RECORDING; WIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925846905     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000037     Document Type: Article

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