ArticleNoise & health
Pathways and contingencies linking road traffic noise to annoyance, noise sensitivity, and mental Ill-Health.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mental health effects of exposure to environmental noise at home: A systematic review of potential mediating pathways.Noise & healthPooled it
- Environmental noise perception and risk of poor mental health in a region on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Perceived Occupational Noise Exposure and Depression in Young Finnish Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Greenspace and human health: An umbrella review.Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2021Review
- Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, noise annoyance, psychological and physical health and mortality.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
- University Students' Self-Rated Health in Relation to Perceived Acoustic Environment during the COVID-19 Home Quarantine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
contextTraffic noise may contribute to depression and anxiety through higher noise annoyance (NA). However, little is known about noise sensitivity (NS) and mental health status as contextual factors.
objectiveWe tested three hypotheses: (1) Traffic noise is associated with mental ill-health through higher NA; (2) Mental ill-health and NS moderate the association between traffic noise and NA; and (3) NS moderates the indirect effect of traffic noise on mental ill-health. SUBJECTS AND
methodsWe used a convenience sample of 437 undergraduate students from the Medical University in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (mean age 21 years; 35% male). Residential road traffic noise (L
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conclusionsWe found complex conditional relationships between traffic noise, annoyance and mental ill-health. Understanding respective vulnerability profiles within the community could aid noise policy and increase efficacy of interventions.
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