Noise Sensitivity Scale: Psychometric Characteristics of the Russian Version

Abstract

Sensitivity to noise can significantly affect the nature and severity of the psychological and physiological response to sound exposure. The Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) is the most widely used questionnaire, but is not available in the Russian version. This study is aimed at assessing the psychometric properties of the Russian version of the PANSS scale. 527 students aged 18 to 25 participated in the survey using Google forms. Factor analysis showed the presence of two factors saturated with points with alternative scaling methods. The Russian version of the WNS scale demonstrated reliability, metric invariance and validity.