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Driving Under the Influence: How Music Listening Affects Driving Behaviors
Published on: March 27, 2019
Can a hearing education campaign for adolescents change their music listening behavior?
Viktor Weichbold1, Patrick Zorowka
1Department of Hearing, Voice, and Speech Disorders, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. viktor.weichbold@imed.ac.at
Abstract:
This study looked at whether a hearing education campaign would have behavioral effects on the music listening practices of high school students. A total of 1757 students participated in a hearing education campaign. Before the campaign and one year thereafter they completed a survey asking for: (1) average frequency of discotheque attendance, (2) average duration of stay in the discotheque, (3) use of earplugs in discotheques, (4) frequency of regeneration breaks while at a discotheque, and (5) mean time per week spent listening to music through headphones. On questions (2), (3) and (5) no relevant post-campaign changes were reported. On question (1) students' answers indicated that the frequency of discotheque attendance had even increased after the campaign. The only change in keeping with the purpose of the campaign was an increase in the number of regeneration breaks when at a discotheque. The effect of hearing education campaigns on music listening behavior is questioned. Additional efforts are suggested to encourage adolescents to adopt protective behaviors.
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