Application of the Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) for Communicants in Two Age Groups
- Authors: Andreeva I.G.1, Klishova E.A.1, Lunichkin A.M.1
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Affiliations:
- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 45, No 6 (2024)
- Pages: 95-104
- Section: Methodes and procedures
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0205-9592/article/view/281811
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0205959224060091
- ID: 281811
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Abstract
Binaural hearing, which is based on the processing of fine temporal structure of a signal, declines with age, which may have consequences for communication and socialization. The Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) is widely used in world practice, but previously has not been used to identify age-related changes in the perception of communicative situations. This study is aimed at determining the validity of the questionnaire and its sensitivity to the age of the respondent. The survey involved 113 respondents with normal hearing, divided into two groups 113: (1) young, (2) middle and old age. Factor analysis revealed five factors that influence the perception of communicative situations. Analysis of the subscales of the SHQ questionnaire did not reveal significant differences in the studied groups of respondents. Normative data from the SHQ questionnaire were obtained for communicators in a wide age range — from 18 to 75 years.
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About the authors
I. G. Andreeva
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: ig-andreeva@mail.ru
ScD (in Biology), Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Comparative Physiology of Sensory Systems
Russian Federation, 194223, Saint Petersburg, Torez Ave., 44E. A. Klishova
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: klishova@gmail.com
Graduate Student, Laboratory of Comparative Physiology of Sensory Systems
Russian Federation, 194223, Saint Petersburg, Torez Ave., 44A. M. Lunichkin
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: bolverkdc@mail.ru
PhD (in Biology), Researcher, Laboratory of Comparative Physiology of Sensory Systems
Russian Federation, 194223, Saint Petersburg, Torez Ave., 44References
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