Deviation in Voice Pitch as a Measure of Physiological Stress Response to Group Processes
| Autor: | Catherine J. Taylor, Laura Freeman, Daniel Olguin Olguin, Taemie Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
050402 sociology Voice pitch Microphone Speech recognition 05 social sciences Fundamental frequency Audiology Social relation Task (project management) Correlation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0504 sociology Stress (linguistics) medicine Psychology Association (psychology) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| DOI: | 10.1108/s0882-614520160000033008 |
| Popis: | Purpose In this project, we propose and test a new device – wearable sociometric badges containing small microphones – as a low-cost and relatively unobtrusive tool for measuring stress response to group processes. Specifically, we investigate whether voice pitch, measured using the microphone of the sociometric badge, is associated with physiological stress response to group processes. Methodology We collect data in a laboratory setting using participants engaged in two types of small-group interactions: a social interaction and a problem-solving task. We examine the association between voice pitch (measured by fundamental frequency of the participant’s speech) and physiological stress response (measured using salivary cortisol) in these two types of small-group interactions. Findings We find that in the social task, participants who exhibit a stress response have a statistically significant greater deviation in voice pitch (from their overall average voice pitch) than those who do not exhibit a stress response. In the problem-solving task, participants who exhibit a stress response also have a greater deviation in voice pitch than those who do not exhibit a stress response, however, in this case, the results are only marginally significant. In both tasks, among participants who exhibited a stress response, we find a statistically significant correlation between physiological stress response and deviation in voice pitch. Practical and research implications We conclude that wearable microphones have the potential to serve as cheap and unobtrusive tools for measuring stress response to group processes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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