Vocal and emotional features of teachers and non-teachers with low and high anxiety

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Main Author: Larissa Nadjara Alves Almeida
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Published: Academia Brasileira de Audiologia 2014
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contents Vocal and emotional features of teachers and non-teachers with low and high anxiety Larissa Nadjara Alves Almeida Leonardo Wanderley Lopes Denise Batista da Costa Eveline Gonçalves Silva Germana Maria Soares da Cunha Anna Alice Figueirêdo de Almeida Salud Voice Speech Anxiety Faculty Emotions Purpose: Compare vocal symptoms and emotional features in groups of teachers and non-teachers with low and high anxiety. Methods: A total of 93 male and female participants aged between 18 and 59 years participated in the study and were divided into four groups: teachers with low anxiety, teachers with high anxiety, non-teachers with low anxiety, and non-teachers with high anxiety. Vocal parameters were measured by the instruments Vocal Signs and Symptoms Questionnaire, Voice- Related Quality of Life, Voice Handicap Index; and recorded speech and sustained vowels from the Visual Analog Scale were assessed by three speech-language pathologists. To assess emotional parameters, the Self-Report Questionnaire and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used. Results: Groups with high anxiety reported high levels of stress and depression symptoms, and teachers had symptoms that were more emotional. Teachers with high anxiety expressed a greater number of vocal symptoms, greater impairment of voice quality of life, greater overall change in voice quality, and higher voice handicap index when compared with the other groups. Conclusion: Individuals with high anxiety displayed more emotional symptoms related to voice and vocal quality of life, especially if the voice was a work instrument, such as for teachers. 2014 artículo científico 2317-6431 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=391544058013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3915 Audiology - Communication Research application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Audiologia Audiology - Communication Research (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.19
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spellingShingle Vocal and emotional features of teachers and non-teachers with low and high anxiety
Larissa Nadjara Alves Almeida
Salud
Voice
Speech
Anxiety
Faculty
Emotions
Vocal and emotional features of teachers and non-teachers with low and high anxiety Larissa Nadjara Alves Almeida Leonardo Wanderley Lopes Denise Batista da Costa Eveline Gonçalves Silva Germana Maria Soares da Cunha Anna Alice Figueirêdo de Almeida Salud Voice Speech Anxiety Faculty Emotions Purpose: Compare vocal symptoms and emotional features in groups of teachers and non-teachers with low and high anxiety. Methods: A total of 93 male and female participants aged between 18 and 59 years participated in the study and were divided into four groups: teachers with low anxiety, teachers with high anxiety, non-teachers with low anxiety, and non-teachers with high anxiety. Vocal parameters were measured by the instruments Vocal Signs and Symptoms Questionnaire, Voice- Related Quality of Life, Voice Handicap Index; and recorded speech and sustained vowels from the Visual Analog Scale were assessed by three speech-language pathologists. To assess emotional parameters, the Self-Report Questionnaire and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used. Results: Groups with high anxiety reported high levels of stress and depression symptoms, and teachers had symptoms that were more emotional. Teachers with high anxiety expressed a greater number of vocal symptoms, greater impairment of voice quality of life, greater overall change in voice quality, and higher voice handicap index when compared with the other groups. Conclusion: Individuals with high anxiety displayed more emotional symptoms related to voice and vocal quality of life, especially if the voice was a work instrument, such as for teachers. 2014 artículo científico 2317-6431 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=391544058013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3915 Audiology - Communication Research application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Audiologia Audiology - Communication Research (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.19
title Vocal and emotional features of teachers and non-teachers with low and high anxiety
topic Salud
Voice
Speech
Anxiety
Faculty
Emotions
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=391544058013