Table 1.
Item descriptive indices in misophonia specific sample (time 1: N = 613) and test-retest indices (N = 42)—intensity items.
| Sound | Mean (sd) |
Median (Q1–Q3) |
Agreement in Time |
Weighted Cohen’s k |
Psi (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I1 Normal eating | 2.2 (1.2) | 2 (1–3) | 0.96 | 0.81 | 0.86 (0.82, 1) |
| I2 Chewing/Mouth open | 3.5 (0.8) | 4 (3–4) | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.79 (0.74, 1) |
| I3 Crunching | 2.7 (1.3) | 3 (2–4) | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.89 (0.86, 1) |
| I4 Mushy foods | 2.0 (1.4) | 2 (1–3) | 0.92 | 0.70 | 0.83 (0.78, 1) |
| I5 Swallowing | 1.8 (1.3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.87 (0.83, 1) |
| I6 Lip smacking | 2.9 (1.1) | 3 (2–4) | 0.94 | 0.71 | 0.84 (0.79, 1) |
| I7 Slurping | 2.8 (1.2) | 3 (2–4) | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.87 (0.83, 1) |
| I8 Normal breathing | 0.9 (1.1) | 1 (0–1) | 0.96 | 0.57 | 0.83 (0.79, 1) |
| I9 Loud/unusual breathing (blocked nose) | 2.6 (1.2) | 3 (2–4) | 0.96 | 0.80 | 0.84 (0.80, 1) |
| I10 Throat clearing | 1.9 (1.3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.94 | 0.63 | 0.83 (0.77, 1) |
| I11 Repetitive coughing | 2.1 (1.2) | 2 (1–3) | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.85 (0.81, 1) |
| I12 Repetitive sniffing | 2.6 (1.2) | 3 (2–4) | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.88 (0.84, 1) |
| I13 Hiccups | 0.9 (1) | 1 (0–1) | 0.94 | 0.52 | 0.79 (0.74, 1) |
| I14 Snoring | 2.6 (1.4) | 3 (2–4) | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.87 (0.83, 1) |
| I15 Certain letter sounds | 1.0 (1.3) | 0 (0–2) | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.82 (0.77, 1) |
| I16 Certain accents | 0.8 (1.2) | 0 (0–1) | 0.97 | 0.76 | 0.75 (0.70, 1) |
| I17 Certain words | 0.9 (1.2) | 0 (0–2) | 0.96 | 0.66 | 0.77 (0.71, 1) |
| I18 Whistling sound | 1.8 (1.4) | 2 (1–3) | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.85 (0.81, 1) |
| I19 Sound of tapping (pen, foot, finger) | 2.2 (1.3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.95 | 0.81 | 0.86 (0.82, 1) |
| I20 Keyboard tapping | 1.5 (1.3) | 1 (0–3) | 0.97 | 0.85 | 0.86 (0.82, 1) |
| I21 Rustling plastic or paper | 1.5 (1.4) | 1 (0–3) | 0.96 | 0.80 | 0.85 (0.81, 1) |
| I22 Cutting nails | 2.1 (1.4) | 2 (1–3) | 0.95 | 0.77 | 0.85 (0.81, 1) |
| I23 Chewing gum | 3.4 (1) | 4 (3–4) | 0.97 | 0.82 | 0.83 (0.78, 1) |
| I24 Footsteps | 0.8 (1.1) | 0 (0–1) | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.77 (0.72, 1) |
| I25 Cutlery noises | 2.3 (1.4) | 2 (1–4) | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.84 (0.79, 1) |
| I26 Sneezing | 0.8 (1.1) | 0 (0–1) | 0.96 | 0.70 | 0.83 (0.78, 1) |
| I27 Kissing | 1.5 (1.4) | 1 (0–3) | 0.96 | 0.72 | 0.87 (0.82, 1) |
| I28 Joint cracking | 1.2 (1.3) | 1 (0–2) | 0.97 | 0.82 | 0.83 (0.79, 1) |
| I29 Muffled | 2.0 (1.4) | 2 (1–3) | 0.97 | 0.89 | 0.89 (0.85, 1) |
| I30 Baby crying | 1.7 (1.4) | 1 (0–3) | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.87 (0.83, 1) |
| I31 Repetitive barking | 1.8 (1.3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.97 | 0.85 | 0.87 (0.83, 1) |
| I32 Car engine | 0.5 (0.9) | 0 (0–1) | 0.95 | 0.50 | 0.76 (0.71, 1) |
| I33 Clock ticking | 1.2 (1.3) | 1 (0–2) | 0.96 | 0.80 | 0.84 (0.79, 1) |
| I34 Humming of object | 1.2 (1.2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.95 | 0.81 | 0.84 (0.81, 1) |
| I35 Bass sounds | 1.4 (1.5) | 1 (0–3) | 0.92 | 0.70 | 0.82 (0.78, 1) |
sd: standard deviation; Q1, Q3: first and third quartile; Psi: psi nonparametric coefficient of agreement.