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On the behavioral characteristics of loud-music listening
M Florentine1, W Hunter, M Robinson
1Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Institute for Hearing, Speech and Language, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Ear and Hearing
|December 29, 1998
Abstract:
To provide insight into the behavioral characteristics of people who listen excessively to loud music, the 32-item Northeastern Excessive Music Listening Survey was developed and administered to 90 subjects. Results indicate that 8 of the 90 subjects scored within a range that would suggest the presence of a maladaptive pattern of music-listening behavior similar to that exhibited by substance abusers. Implications for further research and models of treatment are discussed.