IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3533: The Psychophysiological Implications of Soundscape: A Systematic Review of Empirical Literature and a Research Agenda

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3533: The Psychophysiological Implications of Soundscape: A Systematic Review of Empirical Literature and a Research Agenda International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193533 Authors: Mercede Erfanian Andrew J. Mitchell Jian Kang Francesco Aletta The soundscape is defined by the International Standard Organization (ISO) 12913-1 as the human’s perception of the acoustic environment, in context, accompanying physiological and psychological responses. Previous research is synthesized with studies designed to investigate soundscape at the ‘unconscious’ level in an effort to more specifically conceptualize biomarkers of the soundscape. This review aims firstly, to investigate the consistency of methodologies applied for the investigation of physiological aspects of soundscape; secondly, to underline the feasibility of physiological markers as biomarkers of soundscape; and finally, to explore the association between the physiological responses and the well-founded psychological components of the soundscape which are continually advancing. For this review, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and PsycINFO were searched for peer-reviewed articles published in English with combinations of the keywords ‘soundscape’, ‘environmental noise/sound’, ‘physiology/physiological’, ‘p...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research