Hábitos auditivos e comportamento de adolescentes diante das atividades de lazer ruidosas

Abstract

OBJETIVO: identificar atitudes e hábitos auditivos de adolescentes frente ao ruído (ambiental e lazer). MÉTODOS: amostra: 125 adolescentes, ambos os gêneros, média de idade de 16,7 anos, estudantes do ensino fundamental e médio de escolas de diversos municípios paranaenses. Utilizou-se a versão brasileira do questionário Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS) para explorar atitudes dos adolescentes diante do ruído e questões relacionadas aos hábitos auditivos e dados demográficos dos adolescentes. Análise por estatística descritiva, testes de Fisher e Qui-quadrado. RESULTADOS: atitudes: 40,2% dos adolescentes concordam que barulhos e sons altos são aspectos naturais da nossa sociedade, 32% sentem-se preparados para tornar o ambiente escolar mais silencioso e 41,6% consideram importante tornar o som ambiental mais confortável; 38,4% dos adolescentes apresentam zumbido e consideram-se sensíveis ao ruído. A maioria (85,6%) dos entrevistados relatou não se preocupar antes de ir a shows e discotecas, mesmo com experiências precedentes de zumbido; 75,2%, não fazem uso de protetor auditivo. Hábitos auditivos: 46,4% referiram que ouvem música com fones de ouvido diariamente e 34,4% ouvem música com equipamento de som em casa. Diferenças significantes entre os gêneros, foram observadas na prática de atividades esportivas e náuticas e grupo musical. CONCLUSÕES: os integrantes desse estudo apresentam atitudes positivas para o ruído e os hábitos mais comuns foram ouvir música com fone de ouvido ou equipamento de som (casa ou carro).

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