ND-0328 · 2002 · Other
A Prospective Study of Some Effects of Aircraft Noise on Cognitive Performance in Schoolchildren
Hygge S, Evans GW, Bullinger M. Psychological Science. 2002.
doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.00483 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
After a new airport opened, reading and long-term memory fell in children near it, and improved in children near the old airport once it closed (n = 326).
Limitations
Specific to one airport relocation.
Design questions and applications
Cut aircraft noise at schools, because reading and memory recovered after it stopped.
Field
Childhood surroundings and the body
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card hygge-2002-munich) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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Mechanism
Spatial variable
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