Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2014

Effect of Noise Pollution on Behavior (with Reference to Environmental Psychology)

Dr. Rekha Baxy

Abstract :

Soil, air and water are the main components of natural environment, affecting most of the life of human being. But now-a-days, due to infrastructural development all around, environment has very badly affected. That is why people are becoming more and more concerned about the environment. Human behavior is greatly affected by the environment. Environmental Psychology is a new anch of psychology that focuses on relationship between the physical environment and human behavior and well-being. The environmental factors like noise, heat, air-pollution and other irritants affect the human life. A short psychological study is conducted on the effect of noise-pollution on adolescent behavior of two groups mainly of Urban and Rural. This research study is taken from the environmental psychology. In this study, noise and mass media are taken as the main source.

The objective of the present study is to show that the imbalance of Psychological and Biological Environment affects the physical and mental health of adolescents of urban & rural areas. It is also tried to see comparatively which group is more affected and what effect is seen on them.

For the purpose of study, two groups each of 30 adolescents were taken from urban and rural areas for comparative analysis. Reason for selection of rural and urban area was the great variation of noise pollution in these areas. The main sources for the study were noise and mass-media.

The groups were selected through random sampling technique. Data collection was done by observation and interview method. The responses of the subjects in the use of mass-media were taken in the form of percentage. Various mass-media taken into account were T.V., computer, video-game, mobile, reading-books. The study shows that mass-media is used more frequently by urban adolescents than the rural adolescents and in order to study the effect of noise-pollution due to mass media, on adolescent\'s behavior, a mental health scale was used. It was found that the analysis of the data collected gave result that extensive use of mass-media put a negative effect on the physical and mental health in the form of noise-pollution. Effect of noise-pollution is found more on urban boys. It decreases the working-capacity and increases pressure and frustration. Certain psychological effects such as irritation, sleep-disorder, distract-attention, lack of concentration, mood-disorders, etc were seen. These psychological conditions give rise to various mental disorders. So, it is suggested through this study that noise pollution should be managed and control at family, society and community level. Not only the management of biological environment but management of psychological environment should also be thought of, with compulsion.

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Dr. Rekha Baxy Effect of Noise Pollution on Behavior (with Reference to Environmental Psychology) International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.I January 2014

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