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Abstract

We investigated the association between perceived occupational noise exposure and depressive symptoms in young Finnish adults and whether noise sensitivity moderates this association. This study was based on an ongoing longitudinal twin study. We included those who had been working daily (n = 521) or weekly (n = 245) during the past 12 months (mean age 22.4, SD 0.7, 53% female). We asked about occupational noise exposure at age 22 and assessed depressive symptoms using the General Behavior Inventory (GBI) at age 17 and 22. Noise sensitivity and covariates were used in linear regression models. Perceived daily occupational noise exposure was associated, as a statistically independent main effect with depressive symptoms at age 22 (beta 1.19; 95% CI 0.09, 2.29) among all, and separately for females (beta 2.22; 95% CI 0.34, 4.09) but not males (beta 0.22; 95% CI −1.08, 1.52). Noise sensitivity was independently associated with depressive symptoms among all (beta 1.35; 95% CI 0.54, 2.17), and separately for males (beta 1.96; 95% CI 0.68, 3.24) but not females (beta 1.05; 95 % CI −0.04, 2.13). Noise sensitivity was independent of perceived occupational noise exposure. Pre-existing depressive symptoms at age 17 were predictive of perceived occupational noise exposure, suggesting complex interactions of noise and depression.

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Title
Perceived Occupational Noise Exposure and Depression in Young Finnish Adults
Author
Heinonen-Guzejev, Marja 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Whipp, Alyce M 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wang, Zhiyang 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Anu Ranjit 2 ; Palviainen, Teemu 3 ; Irene van Kamp 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kaprio, Jaakko 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Clinicum, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland 
 Clinicum, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland 
 Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland 
 Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands 
First page
4850
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2791654814
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.