ArticlePsychiatry investigation2018
Comparing Attention and Cognitive Function in School Children across Noise Conditions: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
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- The Influence of Noise Exposure on Cognitive Function in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis.NeuroSci · 2025Review
- Development of a checklist for cognitive assessment requirements (CARE) based on a Delphi consensus study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY.Current epidemiology reports · 2024Article
- Noise and air pollution during Covid-19 lockdown easing around a school site.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2022Article
- Neurocognitive and Behavioral Outcomes of Chinese Survivors of Childhood Lymphoblastic Leukemia.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Integrated Effects of Environmental and Classroom Noise on Attention and Learning in School-age Children.Noise & healthReview
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Abstract
objectiveThe effect of acute noise on cognitive function has long been a topic of study, yet these effects remain a serious problem for learning performance in school children.
methodsFrom November 15, 2010 to December 8, 2010, we enrolled 268 students from three elementary schools (135 boys and 133 girls, 10-12 years old) in Ulsan, Korea. The study subjects were divided into two groups according to their test conditions (background versus additional noise), and tests were conducted using psychological examination tools. Chi-square tests and general linear models were used to assess the differences of impacts on cognition between the two groups.
resultsAfter adjusting for socio-demographic covariates, the noise significantly affected the results of full-scale IQ, verbal IQ, Continuous Performance Test scores, and Children's Color Trails Test and Stroop test scores. The groups at high risk of learning difficulties were more affected by noise than low-risk groups.
conclusionThese findings suggest that noise is hazardous to the attention and performance of elementary school students, particularly for groups at greater risk for poor academic achievement. Additional studies are needed to identify subject-specific levels of noise that can affect attention and cognitive function.
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