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| Title |
Alarm tones, music and their elements: Analysis of reported waking sounds to counteract sleep inertia
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2020
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0215788 |
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| Authors |
Stuart J. McFarlane, Jair E. Garcia, Darrin S. Verhagen, Adrian G. Dyer |
| Abstract |
Sleep inertia is a potentially dangerous reduction in human alertness and occurs 0-4 hours after waking. The type of sound people set as their alarm for waking has been shown to reduce the effects of sleep inertia, however, the elemental musical factors that underpin these waking sounds and their relationships remain unclear. The goal of this research is to understand how a particular sound or music chosen to assist waking may counteract sleep inertia, and more specifically, what elements of these sounds may contribute to its reduction. Through an anonymous, self-report online questionnaire, fifty participants (N = 50) reported attributes of their preferred waking sound, their feeling towards the waking sound, and perceived sleep inertia after waking. This data enabled the analysis and comparison between these responses to identify statistically significant relationships. Our results did not return any significant association between sleep inertia and the reported waking sound type, nor the subject's feeling towards their sound. However, the analysis did reveal that a sound which is ranked as melodic by participants shows a significant relationship to reports of reductions in perceived sleep inertia, and in contrast, sound rated as neutral (neither unmelodic nor melodic) returns a significant relationship to the reports of increases in perceived sleep inertia. Additionally, our secondary analysis revealed that a sound rated as melodic is considered to be more rhythmic than a melodically neutral interpretation. Together these findings raise questions regarding the impact melody and rhythm may hold with respect to sleep inertia intensity. Considering that the implementation of auditory assisted awakening is a common occurrence, the musical elements of a chosen waking sound may be an area to further interrogate with respect to counteracting sleep inertia. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 156 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 22 | 14% |
| Spain | 8 | 5% |
| United States | 6 | 4% |
| Japan | 5 | 3% |
| Australia | 4 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| Greenland | 1 | <1% |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Unknown | 100 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 148 | 95% |
| Scientists | 5 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 36 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 36 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 22 | 61% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 6% |
| Engineering | 2 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 25 | 69% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1328. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 February 2024.
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