26dga208 10.3205/26dga208 urn:nbn:de:0183-26dga2081 Meeting Abstract Seitz Seitz Julia J

RWTH Aachen, Institut für Hörtechnik und Akustik, Aachen, Deutschland

author Fels Fels Janina J

RWTH Aachen, Institut für Hörtechnik und Akustik, Aachen, Deutschland

author German Medical Science GMS Publishing House

Düsseldorf

610 20260302 engl This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Dieser Artikel ist ein Open-Access-Artikel und steht unter den Lizenzbedingungen der Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (Namensnennung). M0642 208 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Audiologie e. V. 28. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Audiologie Postersession Oldenburg 20260304 20260306 208 TextSubjective assessment of listening effort is one way of understanding the auditory processing in complex listening environments. This meta-analysis validated a child-appropriate questionnaire designed to measure listening effort in children aged five to ten and adults. The questionnaire was administered across five listening experiments, with a combined sample of 117 children and 50 adults. For each noise condition, well-being, task performance, and perceived effort were assessed. These items were then combined into one listening effort score. The two noise conditions examined in the meta-analysis were multi-talker babble noise at a signal-to-noise ratio of 0dB compared to silence. Exploratory factor analysis confirmed that all three questionnaire items loaded substantially on a single factor representing listening effort, demonstrating construct validity. Meta-analytic results demonstrated the questionnaire's acceptable to very good internal consistency, with an overall Cronbach‘s alpha of 0.728 and for all children combined, and age-group-specific values ranging from 0.646 to 0.835. The questionnaire successfully differentiated listening effort between silence and noise conditions across all five studies and age groups, with the factor structure remaining invariant across ages, confirming its reliability and suitability for assessing subjective listening effort. These findings provide comprehensive evidence supporting the questionnaire's potential application in both research and clinical contexts. Seitz J Loh K Fels J Listening effort in children and adults in classroom noise 2024 Sci Rep 25200 Seitz J, Loh K, Fels J. Listening effort in children and adults in classroom noise. Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 24;14(1):25200. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-76932-7 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76932-7 Seitz J Fels J Differences Between Subjective and Behavioral Listening Effort in Children Across Age and Task Complexity 2025 Ear Hear Seitz J, Fels J. Differences Between Subjective and Behavioral Listening Effort in Children Across Age and Task Complexity. Ear Hear. 2025 Dec 19. DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001759 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001759 0 0 0 0