Sandmann Katja, am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen Antoinette, Schmidt Claus-Michael, Rosslau Ken, Lang-Roth Ruth, Burgmer Markus, Knief Arne, Matulat Peter, Vauth Melanie, Deuster Dirk
Department of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
J Voice. 2014 Jan;28(1):128.e11-128.e18. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2013.07.007. Epub 2013 Nov 8.
This study investigates differences between the self-assessment and external rating of a person's voice with regard to sex characteristics, age, and attractiveness of the voice and mean fundamental frequency (F0).
Cross-sectional study.
A group of 47 participants with a balanced sex distribution was recruited and the following data were collected: videostroboscopy, voice range profile, F0, self-assessment questionnaire (attractiveness, masculinity or femininity of voice, and appearance), Voice Handicap Index, and questionnaires to determine levels of depression and quality of life. External rating was performed by four experts and four laymen.
In both sexes, fair to moderate significant correlations between the self-assessment of masculinity (men)/femininity (women) of voice and masculinity/femininity of appearance could be found, but not between the self-assessment of attractiveness of voice and appearance. In men, a statistically significant correlation was found between external ratings and self-assessment of attractiveness and, with the exception of the female rating group, of masculinity. In women, self-assessment of femininity and attractiveness of voice did not correlate to a statistically significant extent with the evaluation of the external rater. Additionally, the statistical correlation between estimated and real ages was high.
Although the objective parameters of age and gender identification could be rated with a high degree of accuracy, subjective parameters showed significant differences between self-assessment and external rating, in particular in rating women's voices. Taking these findings into account in treatments for modifying voice could impede successful interventions. As one consequence, we recommend summarizing target agreements in detail before the treatment.
本研究调查了在声音的性别特征、年龄、吸引力以及平均基频（F0）方面，个人对自己声音的自我评估与外部评价之间的差异。
横断面研究。
招募了一组47名性别分布均衡的参与者，并收集了以下数据：频闪喉镜检查、嗓音音域图、F0、自我评估问卷（声音的吸引力、男性化或女性化以及外貌）、嗓音障碍指数，以及用于确定抑郁水平和生活质量的问卷。由四位专家和四位外行人进行外部评价。
在男性和女性中，声音男性化（男性）/女性化（女性）的自我评估与外貌的男性化/女性化之间存在中等程度的显著相关性，但声音吸引力的自我评估与外貌之间不存在相关性。在男性中，发现外部评价与吸引力的自我评估之间存在统计学显著相关性，除女性评价组外，与男性化的自我评估也存在相关性。在女性中，声音女性化和吸引力的自我评估与外部评价者的评估在统计学上没有显著相关性。此外，估计年龄与实际年龄之间的统计相关性很高。
尽管年龄和性别识别的客观参数可以高度准确地进行评定，但主观参数在自我评估和外部评价之间存在显著差异，尤其是在对女性声音的评价方面。在声音矫正治疗中考虑这些发现可能会阻碍干预的成功。因此，我们建议在治疗前详细总结目标共识。
