Relationships between non-acoustic factors and subjective reactions to floor impact noise in apartment buildings



Park, Sang Hee ORCID: 0000-0002-1476-2378, Lee, Pyoung Jik ORCID: 0000-0002-0328-9175, Yang, Kwan Seop and Kim, Kyoung Woo
(2016) Relationships between non-acoustic factors and subjective reactions to floor impact noise in apartment buildings. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 139 (3). pp. 1158-1167.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to provide an understanding of how residents in apartment buildings perceive and react to impact sounds coming from the upstairs neighbours' dwellings. Based on existing theoretical and empirical studies on environmental noise, a conceptual model was developed to explain relationships among noise annoyance and non-acoustic factors. The model was then tested using structural equation modelling with survey data from residents living in apartment buildings (N = 487). The findings showed that the conceptual model was consistent with other models developed for environmental noises. The results indicated that annoyance induced by floor impact noise was associated with perceived disturbance, coping, and self-reported health complaints. Noise sensitivity had a direct impact on perceived disturbance and an indirect impact on annoyance, and moderating variables affected the non-acoustic factors. Exposure to footstep noises increased the impact size of noise sensitivity to disturbance. Predictability, marital status, and house ownership were found to influence the relationship between attitudes towards authorities and coping. In addition, a negative attitude towards neighbours (i.e., the noise source) moderated the positive relationship between annoyance and coping.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: statistical analysis, group analysis approach, statistical models, aircraft, acoustics, covariance and correlation, descriptive statistics, estimation theory, environmental noise, wind turbines
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2016 08:24
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:37
DOI: 10.1121/1.4944034
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000988