Sarker Pramath Chandra, Siddique Md Nur-E-Alam, Sultana Sabina
Department of Psychology Rajshahi Government College Rajshahi Bangladesh.
Institute of Environmental Science University of Rajshahi Rajshahi Bangladesh.
Health Sci Rep. 2025 May 26;8(5):e70884. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70884. eCollection 2025 May.
The Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (NSS) was developed to measure the noise sensitivity of the students. However, until now, NSS tools have not been adapted or assessed for psychometric properties in Bangla. The present study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Bangla Version of the Noise Sensitivity Scale Short Form (NSS-SF-BV) in both student and general populations.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted with convenience sampling among the participants. A total of 793 participants completed the NSS-SF-BV, Noise Annoyance Scale (NAS) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) questionnaire in this study. The student sample consisted of 491 students aged 18-28 (M = 22.90, 41.8% males), and the general sample consisted of 302 adults aged 19-69 (M = 36.90, 50.3% males) from Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. The factor structure was tested using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with two independent samples. 81 participants completed the NSS-SF-BV twice over a 2-week interval to ensure test-retest reliability.
The EFA confirmed the one-factor structure of the NSS-SF with five items, explained 52.23% of the total variance in the student sample. The CFA confirmed the unidimensional factor and approved the structural validity of the scale. Internal consistency as measured by Cronbach's alpha and Omega demonstrated satisfactory reliability (student sample: = 0.76, = 0.79; general sample: = 0.75, = 0.79). Concurrent and convergent validity (student sample 0.86 and general sample 0.71) were found satisfactory. The model fit indices were acceptable. Positive and strong correlations were observed between the NSS-SF-BV and NAS (r = 0.381, = 0.01), along with a significant, although weak correlation with stress ( = 0.089, = 0.05).
Considering all the results, the NSS-SF-BV is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating people's noise sensitivity in Bangladesh.
温斯坦噪声敏感度量表（NSS）旨在测量学生的噪声敏感度。然而，到目前为止，NSS工具尚未在孟加拉语环境中进行改编或心理测量特性评估。本研究旨在调查噪声敏感度量表简表孟加拉语版（NSS-SF-BV）在学生群体和普通人群中的心理测量特性。
采用便利抽样法对参与者进行横断面调查。本研究共有793名参与者完成了NSS-SF-BV、噪声烦恼量表（NAS）和抑郁、焦虑和压力量表（DASS-21）问卷。学生样本包括491名年龄在18 - 28岁之间的学生（M = 22.90，男性占41.8%），普通样本包括来自孟加拉国拉杰沙希市的302名年龄在19 - 69岁之间的成年人（M = 36.90，男性占50.3%）。使用探索性因子分析（EFA）和验证性因子分析（CFA）对两个独立样本的因子结构进行测试。81名参与者在两周的间隔内两次完成NSS-SF-BV，以确保重测信度。
EFA证实了NSS-SF的单因素结构，包含五个项目，解释了学生样本中总方差的52.23%。CFA证实了单维因子并认可了该量表的结构效度。用克朗巴哈系数和欧米伽系数测量的内部一致性显示出令人满意的信度（学生样本：α = 0.76，ω = 0.79；普通样本：α = 0.75，ω = 0.79）。发现同时效度和聚合效度令人满意（学生样本为0.86，普通样本为0.71）。模型拟合指数可接受。NSS-SF-BV与NAS之间观察到正且强的相关性（r = 0.381，p = 0.01），与压力之间存在显著但较弱的相关性（p = 0.089，p = 0.05）。
综合所有结果，NSS-SF-BV是评估孟加拉国人群噪声敏感度的有效且可靠的工具。
