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ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2021

Relationships Among Personality, Daily Speaking Voice Use, and Phonotrauma in Adult Female Singers.

Laura E Toles, Nelson Roy, Stephanie Sogg, Katherine L Marks, Andrew J Ortiz, Annie B Fox, Daryush D Mehta, Robert E Hillman

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Article in Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Lived Experience of Phonotrauma: Discussions on Identity and Stigma.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2026
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  2. Integrating Advances in Personality Science to Re-Examine the Trait Theory of Voice Disorders.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2025
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  4. Early Insights Into the Role of Personality in Adherence to Voice Rest After Phonomicrosurgery.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2025
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  5. Estimating Pressed and Breathy Phonation From Cepstral and Spectral Measures.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2025
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  7. Personality Traits and Self-Reported Vocal Fatigue and Other Voice Measures Among Teachers.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Laura E TolesMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston.ORCID 0000-0002-2665-3283
Nelson RoyThe University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Stephanie SoggMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Katherine L MarksMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Andrew J OrtizMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston.ORCID 0000-0002-6915-736X
Annie B FoxMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Daryush D MehtaMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston.ORCID 0000-0002-6535-573X
Robert E HillmanMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston.ORCID 0000-0002-7374-994X
Harvard University · USMGH Institute of Health Professions · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

Use of ambulatory biofeedback to improve behavioral treatment of vocal hyperfunctionP50DC015446 · NIDCD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Jarrad Van Stan · 2017 to 2026
$25.5M
The Influence of Personality on Vocal Behavior in Singers with PhonotraumaF31DC019284 · NIDCD · MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS · PI TOLES, LAURA ELIZABETH · 2020 to 2021
$32k
NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC019284NIDCD NIH HHS P50 DC015446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study sought to determine whether personality traits related to extraversion and impulsivity are more strongly associated with singers with nodules compared to vocally healthy singers and to understand the relationship between personality and the types of daily speaking voice use.

methodWeeklong ambulatory voice recordings and personality inventories were obtained for 47 female singers with nodules and 47 vocally healthy female singers. Paired

resultsSingers with nodules scored higher on the Social Potency scale (reflecting a tendency toward social dominance) and lower on the Control scale (reflecting impulsivity) compared to the vocally healthy singers. In vocally healthy singers, vocal dose measures were positively correlated with a combination of Wellbeing (i.e., happiness) and Social Potency, mean SPL was positively correlated with Wellbeing, SPL variability was positively correlated with Social Potency and negatively with Harm Avoidance, and CPP mean was positively correlated with Wellbeing. Singers with nodules had a negative correlation between NSAM skewness and Social Potency. Both groups had negative correlations between

conclusionsSingers with nodules are more socially dominant and impulsive than vocally healthy singers. Personality traits are related to daily speaking voice use, particularly in vocally healthy singers. Individuals with higher levels of traits related to happiness and social dominance and lower Harm Avoidance tended to speak more, with higher laryngeal forces, with more SPL variability, and with more pressed glottal closure, which could increase risk of phonotrauma.

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LarynxSingingVoiceVoice DisordersAdultFemaleHumansPersonality

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PMID34731578
PMCPMC9150681
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