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Personality traits associated with voice types
N N Markel1, J A Phillis, R Vargas
1University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Abstract:
Speech samples and 16 PF scores were obtained from 104 male college students. The speech samples were rated for loudness and tempo and four voice quality profile types were identified: loud-fast; loud-slow; soft-fast; soft-slow. Analysis of variance indicated a significant difference between the four groups on the 16 PF. On the basis of this study and a previous study using the MMPI, actuarial descriptions of the specific personality traits associated with each voice quality profile type are presented.
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