Motivated Shield From Chronic Noise Environment: Moderation of the Relationship Between Noise Sensitivity and Work Wellbeing by Need for Closure

Abstract

Several studies have underlined how chronic exposure to environmental noise may have negative effects on performance, wellbeing, and social relations. The present study (N = 90 employees of a motor factory who are chronically exposed to environmental noise) investigated whether the negative effects of chronic exposure of noise-sensitive individuals to noise in the workplace may be moderated by the need for cognitive closure (i.e., an epistemic tendency to reduce uncertainty; NFCC, Kruglanski, 2004). As NFCC has been shown to enhance protection of the focal goal by reducing interference (Kossowska, 2007; Pica et al., 2013), we hypothesized that people with high NFCC should be able to manage the interference coming from environmental noise and concentrate on their tasks more than their low-NFCC counterparts. The results confirm that the negative effects of noise sensitivity on job satisfaction, state anxiety, and turnover intent were higher among low (vs. high)-NFCC individuals.

Noise‐induced hippocampal oxidative imbalance and aminoacidergic neurotransmitters alterations in developing male rats: Influence of enriched environment during adolescence

“…In humans, it has been reported that chronic and low intensity noise, including aircraft noise, can cause disturbances of activity, sleep, and communication, leading to emotional reactions such as annoyance and stress (Golbidi et al., 2018; Olaosun et al., 2009; Yoon et al., 2014), as well as reading comprehension, memory, and concentration difficulties in children (Clark et al., 2012; Evans et al., 2001; Stansfeld & Clark, 2015; van Kempen et al., 2012) and an increase in the risk to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (Livi et al., 2018; Münzel et al., 2014; Schmidt et al., 2013; Tamura et al., 2012).…”