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Age Differences in Voice Evaluation: From Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation to Social Interactions.
Catherine L Lortie1,2,3, Isabelle Deschamps1,3, Matthieu J Guitton2,3
1Département de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR
|February 4, 2018
Summary
Listener and talker age significantly impact voice perception and social interaction propensity. Talker age influences voice evaluation more than listener age, with psychosocial attributions playing a key role in social engagement.
Area of Science:
- Acoustic phonetics and psychoacoustics.
- Social psychology and communication sciences.
- Gerontology and adult development.
Background:
- Understanding how voice characteristics are evaluated in adulthood is crucial for social interaction.
- Factors influencing voice perception, including listener and talker age, sex, and smoking status, require further investigation.
- The link between voice evaluation and social engagement needs clarification.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the influence of listener and talker age on voice perception.
- To examine the effects of talker sex and smoking status on voice evaluation.
- To determine how voice dimensions affect social interaction propensity.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 50 healthy adults (25 younger, 25 older) evaluating 80 talkers.
- Participants rated auditory-perceptual voice qualities, psychosocial attributions, and perceived speech tempo.
- Statistical analyses were employed to determine the significance of various factors.
Main Results:
- Listener age had a limited effect, with older listeners rating voices more favorably (e.g., less roughness).
- Talker age significantly impacted voice evaluation, psychosocial attributions, and speech tempo, with variations based on talker sex and smoking status.
- Voice-related psychosocial attributions were stronger predictors of social interaction propensity than auditory-perceptual dimensions or speech tempo, particularly for younger adults.
Conclusions:
- Talker age exerts a more substantial influence on voice evaluation than listener age.
- Psychosocial attributions derived from voice are key determinants of social interaction, more so than perceived voice quality or speech tempo.
- These findings highlight the complex interplay between voice characteristics, age, and social behavior in adulthood.
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