Noise Sensitivity Scale: Psychometric Characteristics of the Russian Version

Occupation: Professor of the Department of Biology and Fundamentals of Medical Knowledge
Affiliation: I. Yakovlev Сhuvаsh State Pedagogical University
Address: Russian Federation, Cheboksary

E. A. Baranova

Occupation: Head of the Department of Preschool Pedagogy and Educational Psychology
Affiliation: I. Yakovlev Сhuvаsh State Pedagogical University
Address: Russian Federation, Cheboksary

O. S. Indeykina

Occupation: Associate Professor of the Department of Biology and Fundamentals of Medical Knowledge
Affiliation: I. Yakovlev Сhuvаsh State Pedagogical University
Address: Russian Federation, Cheboksary

N. Yu. Shugaeva

Occupation: Head of the Department of English Philology and Translation Studies
Affiliation: I. Yakovlev Сhuvаsh State Pedagogical University
Address: Russian Federation, Cheboksary

Journal name

Psikhologicheskii zhurnal

Edition

Volume 44 Issue 5

Pages

56-65

Abstract

Sensitivity to noise can significantly affect the nature and severity of the psychological and physiological response to sound exposure. The Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) is the most widely used questionnaire, but is not available in the Russian version. This study is aimed at assessing the psychometric properties of the Russian version of the PANSS scale. 527 students aged 18 to 25 participated in the survey using Google forms. Factor analysis showed the presence of two factors saturated with points with alternative scaling methods. The Russian version of the WNS scale demonstrated reliability, metric invariance and validity.

Keywords

noise sensitivity, psychometric properties, factor analysis

Received

01.10.2023

Publication date

02.10.2023

Number of characters

20479

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GOST	Dimitriev D., Baranova E., Indeykina O., Shugaeva N. Noise Sensitivity Scale: Psychometric Characteristics of the Russian Version // Psikhologicheskii zhurnal – 2023. – V. 44. – Issue 5 C. 56-65 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://psy.jes.su/S020595920027086-0-1 (circulation date: 20.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S020595920027086-0
MLA	Dimitriev, Dimitriy, Baranova, E. A., Indeykina, O. S., Shugaeva, N. Yu. "Noise Sensitivity Scale: Psychometric Characteristics of the Russian Version." Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 44.5 (2023):56-65. DOI: 10.31857/S020595920027086-0
APA	Dimitriev D., Baranova E., Indeykina O., Shugaeva N. (2023). Noise Sensitivity Scale: Psychometric Characteristics of the Russian Version. Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 44(5), pp.56-65 DOI: 10.31857/S020595920027086-0

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