TY - JOUR A1 - Lepa, Steffen A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - Herzog, Martin A1 - Egermann, Hauke T1 - Popular Music as Entertainment Communication: How Perceived Semantic Expression Explains Liking of Previously Unknown Music JF - Media and Communication Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-23602 VL - 8 IS - 3 SP - 191 EP - 204 PB - Cogitatio ER - TY - CHAP A1 - von Berg, Markus A1 - Schwörer, Paul A1 - Prinz, Lukas A1 - Steffens, Jochen T1 - Analysis of physical and perceptual properties of room impulse responses: development of an online tool T2 - Forum Acusticuum 2023: 10th Convention of European Acoustics Association, Turin, Italy, 11th-15th September 2023 N2 - Over the past decades, research in room acoustics has established several derivative measures of an impulse response, some of which are incorporated in the ISO 3382 standards. These parameters intend to represent perceptual qualities, but were developed without a consistent modeling of room acoustical perception. More recent research proposed comprehensive inventories of room acoustic perception that are purely based on evaluations by human subjects, such as the Room Acoustical Quality Index (RAQI). In this work RA-QI scores acquired for 70 room impulse responses were predicted from room acoustical parameters. Except for Reverberance, the prediction of RAQI factors performed rather poor. In most cases, the sound source had a greater impact on RAQI scores. All analyses are published in an online tool, where users can upload omnidirectional and binaural impulse responses, and instantly obtain and visualize several physical descriptors, as well as predicted RAQI scores for three different sound sources. So far, acceptable prediction accuracy is achieved for Reverberance, Strength, Irregular Decay, Clarity and Intimacy. Larger data sets of evaluated impulse responses are required to improve the model performance and enable reliable predictions of room acoustical quality. Therefore, the administration of RAQI evaluations within the website is currently being developed. Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-41955 PB - EAA ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tarlao, Cynthia A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - Guastavino, Catherine T1 - Investigating contextual influences on urban soundscape evaluations with structural equation modeling JF - Building and Environment KW - Soundscape KW - Extraversion KW - Social interaction KW - Structural equation modeling KW - Measurement invariance KW - ISAVE Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107490 SN - 0360-1323 N1 - Manuskriptversion ist als Open Access verfügbar (Open Access Grün): https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/articles/q811kq411?locale=en VL - 188 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - Wilczek, Tobias A1 - Weinzierl, Stefan T1 - Junk Food or Haute Cuisine to the Ear? – Investigating the Relationship Between Room Acoustics, Soundscape, Non-Acoustical Factors, and the Perceived Quality of Restaurants JF - Frontiers in Built Environment N2 - Sound and music are well-studied aspects of the quality of experience in restaurants; the role of the room acoustical conditions, their influence on the visitors’ soundscape evaluation and their impact on the overall customer satisfaction in restaurants, however, has received less scientific attention. The present field study therefore investigated whether sound pressure level, reverberation time, and soundscape pleasantness can predict factors associated with overall restaurant quality. In total, 142 persons visiting 12 restaurants in Berlin rated relevant acoustical and non-acoustical factors associated with restaurant quality. Simultaneously, the A-weighted sound pressure level (LA,eq,15) was measured, and the reverberation time in the occupied state (T20,occ) was obtained by measurements performed in the unoccupied room and a subsequent calculation of the occupied condition according to DIN 18041. Results from linear mixed-effects models revealed that both the LA,eq,15 and T20,occ had a significant influence on soundscape pleasantness and eventfulness, whereby the effect of T20,occ was meditated by the LA,eq,15. Also, the LA,eq,15 as well as soundscape pleasantness were significant predictors of overall restaurant quality. A comprehensive structural equation model including both acoustical and non-acoustical factors, however, indicates that the effect of soundscape pleasantness on overall restaurant quality is mediated by the restaurant’s atmosphere. Our results support and extend previous findings which suggest that the acoustical design of restaurants involves a trade-off between comfort and liveliness, depending on the desired character of the place. KW - DOAJ Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-32115 SN - 2297-3362 N1 - The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2021.676009/full#supplementary-material; ut:000655121500001 VL - 676009 PB - Frontiers ER - TY - GEN A1 - Versümer, Siegbert A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - Rosenthal, Fabian T1 - Extensive crowdsourced dataset of in-situ evaluated binaural soundscapes of private dwellings containing subjective sound-related and situational ratings along with person factors to study time-varying influences on sound perception - research data N2 - The soundscape approach highlights the role of situational factors in sound evaluations; however, only a few studies have applied a multi‐domain approach including sound‐related, person‐related, and time‐varying situational variables. Therefore, we conducted a study based on the Experience Sampling Method to measure the relative contribution of a broad range of potentially relevant acoustic and non‐auditory variables in predicting indoor soundscape evaluations. Here we present the comprehensive dataset for which 105 participants reported temporally (rather) stable trait variables such as noise sensitivity, trait affect, and quality of life. They rated 6.594 situations regarding the soundscape standard dimensions, perceived loudness, and the saliency of its sound components and evaluated situational variables such as state affect, perceived control, activity, and location. To complement these subject‐centered data, we additionally crowdsourced object‐centered data by having participants make binaural measurements of each indoor soundscape at their homes using a low‐(self‐)noise recorder. These recordings were used to compute (psycho‐)acoustical indices such as the energetically averaged loudness level, the A‐weighted energetically averaged equivalent continuous sound pressure level, and the A‐weighted five‐percent exceedance level. This complex hierarchical data can be used to investigate time‐varying non‐auditory influences on sound perception and to develop soundscape indicators based on the binaural recordings to predict soundscape evaluations. KW - Dataset KW - soundscape KW - person factors KW - indoor soundscape KW - acoustic environment KW - non-auditory factors KW - situational factors KW - binaural recording KW - Experience Sampling Method KW - acoustic descriptors Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7193937 N1 - This study was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. “FHprofUnt” funding code: 13FH729IX6. Versions: Version V.01.1 10.5281/zenodo.7858848 Apr 25, 2023 Version V.01.0 10.5281/zenodo.7193938 Mar 7, 2023 CY - Zenodo ET - V.01.1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - Anglada-Tort, Manuel T1 - The effect of visual recognition on listener choices when searching for music in playlists JF - Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000562 SN - 1931-3896 PB - American Psychological Association ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - Dinneen, Jesse David A1 - Donner, Sascha A1 - Potthoff, Tom T1 - ‘Alexa, play metal’: exploring music selection and personal information management via voice assistants JF - Information Research an international electronic journal N2 - Introduction. Music streaming services have changed how music is played and perceived, but also how it is managed by individuals. Voice interfaces to such services are becoming increasingly com-mon, for example through voice assistants on mobile and smart devices, and have the poten-tial to further change personal music management by introducing new beneficial features and new challenges. Method. To explore the implications of voice assistants for personal music listening and management we surveyed 248 participants online and in a lab setting to investigate (a) in which situa-tions people use voice assistants to play music, (b) how the situations compare to established activities common during non-voice assistant music listening, and (c) what kinds of com-mands they use. Analysis. We categorised 653 situations of voice assistant use, which reflect differences to non-voice assistant music listening, and established 11 command types, which mostly reflect finding or refinding activities but also indicate keeping and organisation activities. Results. Voice assistants have some benefits for music listening and personal music management, but also a notable lack of support for traditional personal information management activities, like browsing, that are common when managing music. Conclusion. Having characterised the use of voice assistants to play music, we consider their role in per-sonal music management and make suggestions for improved design and future research. Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-44639 SN - 1368-1613 N1 - HTML-Version auf der Webseite verfügbar: https://informationr.net/infres/article/view/646/351 VL - 29 IS - 2 SP - 50 EP - 70 PB - University of Boras, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Loepthien, Tim A1 - Hantschel, Florian A1 - Ruth, Nicolas A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - Shumaker, Randall T1 - Flowerleben beim Musikhören: Die Wichtigkeit situativer und personenbezogener Variablen und Zusammenhänge mit der aktuellen Stimmung T2 - Abstract-Band zur 38. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Musikpsychologie Y1 - 2022 CY - Würzburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Anglada-Tort, Manuel A1 - Masters, Nikhil A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - North, Adrian A1 - Müllensiefen, Daniel T1 - The Behavioural Economics of Music: Systematic review and future directions JF - Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology N2 - Music-related decision-making encompasses a wide range of behaviours including those associated with listening choices, composition and performance, and decisions involving music education and therapy. Although research programmes in psychology and economics have contributed to an improved understanding of music-related behaviour, historically, these disciplines have been unconnected. Recently, however, researchers have begun to bridge this gap by employing tools from behavioural economics. This article contributes to the literature by providing a discussion about the benefits of using behavioural economics in music-decision research. We achieve this in two ways. First, through a systematic review, we identify the current state of the literature within four key areas of behavioural economics-heuristics and biases, social decision-making, behavioural time preferences, and dual-process theory. Second, taking findings of the literature as a starting point, we demonstrate how behavioural economics can inform future research. Based on this, we propose the Behavioural Economics of Music (BEM), an integrated research programme that aims to break new ground by stimulating interdisciplinary research in the intersection between music, psychology, and economics. Y1 - 2022 SN - 1747-0218 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218221113761 SN - 1747-0226 VL - 76 IS - 5 PB - SAGE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küppers, Thomas A1 - Biermann, Jan-Welm A1 - Steffens, Jochen T1 - Structurized sound design process of electric vehicle interior sound JF - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3655178 VL - 130 IS - 4 PB - AIP Publishing ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steffens, Jochen A1 - Petrenko, Johannes A1 - Guastavino, Catherine T1 - Comparison of momentary and retrospective soundscape evaluations JF - Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4877121 VL - 135 IS - 2 PB - AIP Publishing ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ruth, Nicolas A1 - Hantschel, Florian A1 - Loepthien, Tim A1 - Randall, Will M. A1 - Steffens, Jochen T1 - The relation between technology acceptance and music listening: An experience sampling study JF - Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie N2 - In the intersection of technology and music listening, understanding user experiences is paramount. This research employed the Experience Sampling Method via the smartphone app MuPsych to continuously capture real-time data on individuals' music listening behaviors and related emotional responses. Over a span of two weeks, participants from Germany were prompted to report on various factors as they engaged in music listening, resulting in a rich dataset. Results indicate that Spotify Premium was the most frequently used music application, with personal playlists being the preferred listening format. To unravel the intricacies of these responses and their determinants, linear mixed-effects model analysis was utilized. Among the critical findings, the Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use, two of the central constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model, emerged as significant predictors for the valence and enjoyment of the music experienced by users during the onset of music listening sessions. This highlights the imperative role of user-friendly interfaces in enhancing positive emotional states even before fully engaging with the music, underscoring the need for designers and developers of music-related apps to prioritise usability and useful functions. KW - digital music platforms KW - emotional valence KW - user experience KW - Technology Acceptance Model KW - experience sampling method KW - music listening KW - DOAJ Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-44662 SN - 2569-5665 VL - 32 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) ER -