Vocal Emotion Identification by Children Using Cochlear Implants, Relations to Voice Quality, and Musical Interests

Autor/inn/en	Waaramaa, Teija; Kukkonen, Tarja; Mykkänen, Sari; Geneid, Ahmed
Titel	Vocal Emotion Identification by Children Using Cochlear Implants, Relations to Voice Quality, and Musical Interests
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 61 (2018) 4, S.973-985 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
DOI	10.1044/2017_JSLHR-H-17-0054
Schlagwörter	Deafness; Assistive Technology; Hearing Impairments; Listening Comprehension Tests; Children; Adolescents; Music; Acoustics; Interests; Auditory Stimuli; Emotional Response; Questionnaires; Comparative Analysis; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Hörverstehensübung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Musik; Akustik; Bildungsinteresse; Auditive Stimulation; Emotionales Verhalten; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Purpose: Listening tests for emotion identification were conducted with 8-17-year-old children with hearing impairment (HI; N = 25) using cochlear implants, and their 12-year-old peers with normal hearing (N = 18). The study examined the impact of musical interests and acoustics of the stimuli on correct emotion identification. Method: The children completed a questionnaire with their background information and noting musical interests. They then listened to vocal stimuli produced by actors (N = 5) and consisting of nonsense sentences and prolonged vowels ([a:], [i:], and [u:]; N = 32) expressing excitement, anger, contentment, and fear. The children's task was to identify the emotions they heard in the sample by choosing from the provided options. Acoustics of the samples were studied using Praat software, and statistics were examined using SPSS 24 software. Results: The children with HI identified the emotions with 57% accuracy and the normal hearing children with 75% accuracy. Female listeners were more accurate than male listeners in both groups. Those who were implanted before age of 3 years identified emotions more accurately than others (p < 0.05). No connection between the child's audiogram and correct identification was observed. Musical interests and voice quality parameters were found to be related to correct identification. Conclusions: Implantation age, musical interests, and voice quality tended to have an impact on correct emotion identification. Thus, in developing the cochlear implants, it may be worth paying attention to the acoustic structures of vocal emotional expressions, especially the formant frequency of F3. Supporting the musical interests of children with HI may help their emotional development and improve their social lives. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01