Audrey Elizabeth Tucker, Karen Crow, Marilyn Wark, Naomi Eichorn, Miriam van Mersbergen
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Abstract
Purpose: This study examined the contribution of voice to the self via implicit associations.
Method: An implicit association test (IAT) of the voice and the self was created and presented to vocal performers and community controls. One-hundred eleven participants completed this voice-self IAT, the Vocal Congruence Scale (VCS), and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) via an in-person, monitored, and timed Qualtrics survey. Student t tests comparing timing differences between congruent and incongruent conditions revealed the presence of an implicit relationship.
Results: The findings demonstrated an implicit relationship between the voice and the self as measured using the IAT. Strength of implicit relationships between self and voice was significantly greater for community controls than vocal performers. Additionally, this IAT revealed divergent validity with the VCS, and the VHI using Spearman's correlation.
Conclusion: Implications suggest that even if overt declarations are absent, individuals with an implicit voice-self relationship rely on their voice to contribute to their sense of self. This implicit relationship is greater for community members than vocal performers.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Voice is widely regarded as the world''s premiere journal for voice medicine and research. This peer-reviewed publication is listed in Index Medicus and is indexed by the Institute for Scientific Information. The journal contains articles written by experts throughout the world on all topics in voice sciences, voice medicine and surgery, and speech-language pathologists'' management of voice-related problems. The journal includes clinical articles, clinical research, and laboratory research. Members of the Foundation receive the journal as a benefit of membership.