To translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Italian version of the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS-It) and to assess Italian adolescents' attitudes towards noise exposure.
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Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
No actionable clinical change; this is a measurement tool validation study, but Italian-speaking audiologists and public health researchers now have a culturally adapted instrument to assess adolescent noise attitudes.
A validated Italian YANS instrument enables cross-cultural research on adolescent noise exposure attitudes and strengthens hearing conservation programme evaluation in Italy.
- 01The Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS) was translated and culturally adapted into Italian (YANS-it).
- 02Validation was conducted in Italian adolescents to confirm the tool measures noise perception attitudes reliably.
- 03Published ahead of print in International Journal of Audiology.
- 04YANS-it can support hearing conservation research and public health initiatives in Italian-speaking populations.
- 05Psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of YANS-it were the primary focus.
The Italian version of the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS-it) is a valid and culturally adapted tool for assessing noise perception attitudes in Italian adolescents.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42633581
- DOI
- 10.1080/14992027.2026.2715828.
- Journal
- International Journal of Audiology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Italian adolescents
- Intervention
- Italian Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS-it) — translated and culturally adapted questionnaire
Primary outcomes
Validity of YANS-it in Italian adolescents; Reliability of YANS-it in Italian adolescents
