A Moderated Mediation Model Linking Speech-in-Noise Exposure, Speech Perception in Noise Ability, Loneliness, and Depression
Erik Jorgensen, Megan Werner, Lucas Modahl, Sara Misurelli · 2026
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Erik Jorgensen and co-authors studied hearing, lone mood, and sad mood in young adults in a 2026 study. All 54 people had normal hearing on clinic tests. For one week they wore sound recorders that logged time spent in noisy talk. They also took a test of hearing speech in noise.
More time in noisy talk went with less lone mood, most of all in those with good speech-in-noise skill. For those with weak skill, long noise time could mean more lone mood. Lone mood, in turn, went with higher sad mood scores. The work hints that skill, not just sound time, shapes how social noise feels.
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| CREATOR | Erik Jorgensen, Megan Werner, Lucas Modahl, Sara Misurelli |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60631 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |