Table 4.

Comparison of the mean scores on the entire YANS and BAHPHL as well as their factors obtained at test A and B (n = 34)

		Test A			Test B			Paired samples t-test
		Mean	SD	Range	Mean	SD	Range	T	P
YANS	Elements of youth culture	2.4	0.45	1.63–3.50	2.1	0.48	1.38–3.25	2.66	0.012
	Concentration in noisy environments	2.6	0.89	1.00–4.33	2.5	0.74	1.33–4.00	0.247	0.806
	Daily noise	3.2	0.76	1.75–5.00	3.5	0.76	2.00–5.00	–2.587	0.014
	Intent to influence sound environment	2	0.45	1.25–5.00	1.8	0.48	1.00–2.75	1.888	0.068
	Entire YANS	2.5	0.4	1.79–3.16	2.4	0.41	1.58–3.32	1.323	0.195
BAHPHL instrument	Susceptibility to hearing loss	1.7	0.34	1.00–2.33	1.4	0.41	1.00–2.50	3.297	0.002
	Severity of the consequences of hearing loss	1.5	0.41	1.00–2.67	1.5	0.55	1.00–2.67	-0.257	0.799
	Benefits of preventive action	1.7	0.49	1.00–2.67	1.7	0.6	1.00–3.00	-0.163	0.871
	Barriers to preventive action	3.1	0.6	2.00–4.25	3	0.91	1.25–4.75	0.733	0.469
	Behavioral intentions	2.2	0.78	1.00–3.67	1.9	0.96	1.00–4.33	1.764	0.087
	Social norms	2.4	0.69	1.00–4.00	2.3	0.83	1.00–4.00	0.7	0.489
	Self-efficacy	2.8	0.74	1.67–4.33	2.3	0.65	1.00–3.33	3.628	0.001
	Entire BAHPHL	2.2	0.29	1.67–2.83	2	0.42	1.29–3.04	3.121	0.004

BAHPHL, Beliefs about Hearing Protection and Hearing Loss; SD, standard deviation; YANS, Youth Attitude to Noise Scale. Note. Higher mean values on the YANS and the BAHPHL are associated with more pro-noise attitudes. For both YANS and BAHPHL instrument, the mean, standard deviation, and range of scores are reflected as well as the t and p values from the paired samples t-test are given. Significant differences are indicated in bold.