“…This quote also supports the previous finding that those living with children are likely to be more empathetic to children's noise when it is coming from their neighbours (Park et al, ). Given that children's footstep noise is one of the most common noise sources in multifamily residential buildings (Park, Lee, & Lee, ), residents living with children or those who have previously lived with children may also be more empathetic to other noises from their neighbours. This is because shared experience develops an individuals’ empathy (Hodges, Kiel, Kramer, Veach, & Villanueva, ). “I've asked the [management] office quite a few times to ask them [neighbours] to be quiet.…”
Aims
Residents in multifamily housing are considerably exposed to neighbour noise, which can lead to neighbour disputes and even criminal violence. This study investigated how residents’ attitudes towards noisy neighbours develop and the role of such attitudes in their reactions to neighbour noise.
Methods
In‐depth interviews were carried out with 57 South Korean residents. The data were collected and analyzed using grounded theory methods. Concepts and categories were identified through open coding and axial coding, respectively.
Results
Residents’ attitudes towards the neighbours (i.e., noise source) were grouped into friends, enemies, and strangers/acquaintances. Each attitude formation was influenced by the individual's past experience/history, the attitude shown by the neighbours, and the predictability/certainty of noise exposure. Different attitudes towards the neighbours resulted in different cognitive and behavioural copings.
Conclusion
Given that the neighbour noise issue involves the interpersonal relationship between neighbours, the findings extend the scope of existing understanding. The paper suggests that further investigation into coping strategies would have practical implementations for reducing conflict arising from neighbour disputes.
“…This quote also supports the previous finding that those living with children are likely to be more empathetic to children's noise when it is coming from their neighbours (Park et al, ). Given that children's footstep noise is one of the most common noise sources in multifamily residential buildings (Park, Lee, & Lee, ), residents living with children or those who have previously lived with children may also be more empathetic to other noises from their neighbours. This is because shared experience develops an individuals’ empathy (Hodges, Kiel, Kramer, Veach, & Villanueva, ). “I've asked the [management] office quite a few times to ask them [neighbours] to be quiet.…”
Aims
Residents in multifamily housing are considerably exposed to neighbour noise, which can lead to neighbour disputes and even criminal violence. This study investigated how residents’ attitudes towards noisy neighbours develop and the role of such attitudes in their reactions to neighbour noise.
Methods
In‐depth interviews were carried out with 57 South Korean residents. The data were collected and analyzed using grounded theory methods. Concepts and categories were identified through open coding and axial coding, respectively.
Results
Residents’ attitudes towards the neighbours (i.e., noise source) were grouped into friends, enemies, and strangers/acquaintances. Each attitude formation was influenced by the individual's past experience/history, the attitude shown by the neighbours, and the predictability/certainty of noise exposure. Different attitudes towards the neighbours resulted in different cognitive and behavioural copings.
Conclusion
Given that the neighbour noise issue involves the interpersonal relationship between neighbours, the findings extend the scope of existing understanding. The paper suggests that further investigation into coping strategies would have practical implementations for reducing conflict arising from neighbour disputes.
“…Noise levels can be reduced by helping residents become aware of which activities make loud noises (e.g. children’s jumping and running [ 68 ]) and when people tend to perceive these noise events as louder. For instance, people tend to complain more about noise exposure at night or early in the morning when ambient noise levels are relatively low [ 32 ].…”
In the present study, the effect of footstep noise on emotions was investigated. This study used noise stimulus of human footsteps throughout the study. First, Korean emotion lexicons were collected from narratives of residents living in multi-family housing buildings. The lexicons were then classified into four emotion clusters, with three expressing negative emotions (anger, dislike, and pain) and the fourth depicting empathy. Since self-reported annoyance has long been investigated as one of the major non-auditory responses to noise, annoyance was measured along with affective responses in a laboratory experiment with varying noise levels. The findings revealed that the emotion and noise annoyance experienced by the participants were significantly affected by noise levels. All clusters expressing negative emotions showed strong correlations with noise annoyance, whereas that representing empathy showed the weakest correlation. Noise sensitivity and attitudes to the noise source were observed as possible moderators in emotional responses and annoyance ratings.
“…This is an interesting finding, and being in line with the findings of Gozalo et al [17] it demonstrates that occupants are prone to distinguish and find most unpleasant sounds that are sharp and loud. The literature has indicated that outdoor noise, even frequently experienced, can in certain respects be controlled by closing windows [19]. In the year we conducted the survey, Sweden experienced a heat wave during the summer period.…”
Section: Concluding Commentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is crucial to collect data from real-life settings as the laboratory experiments or short-term measurements of noise level may not represent the conditions experienced by occupants. For example, the study conducted in Korea measured 24-hour-long recordings of noise levels in existing buildings [19]. The study found that structure-borne noises were more dominant in frequency of occurrence than airborne noises; however, no evidence has been found that floor and slab thickness may have an effect on acoustic quality.…”
The study presented in this paper focuses on the subjective opinions of occupants of multistory residential buildings by examining the relationship between occupants’ satisfaction and indoor environment quality, and analysing the effect the problems experienced with noise level may have on general satisfaction and the perceived acoustic quality. The analysis is based on data collected through surveys addressed to adults living in green and conventional buildings. The results show that occupants are very satisfied with their apartments, and subjectively rated acoustic quality received very high scores. The responses indicate that noise from neighbours has been experienced relatively seldom by occupants; however, the analysis shows that it is the factor that has the strongest effect on satisfaction with acoustic quality. We have found that the environmental profile of a building has a significant effect on general satisfaction expressed by occupants; however, this effect has not been confirmed for acoustic quality.
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