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Tytuł:
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Acoustic Predictors of Gender Attribution, Masculinity-Femininity, and Vocal Naturalness Ratings Amongst Transgender and Cisgender Speakers.
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Autorzy:
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Hardy TLD; Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: .
Rieger JM; Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: .
Wells K; Department of Child & Youth Care, Faculty of Health & Community Studies, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: .
Boliek CA; Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation [J Voice] 2020 Mar; Vol. 34 (2), pp. 300.e11-300.e26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 28.
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Typ publikacji:
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Comparative Study; Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: 2003- : St. Louis, MO : Mosby
Original Publication: [New York, N.Y.] : Raven Press, 1987-
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MeSH Terms:
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Auditory Perception*
Femininity*
Masculinity*
Sex Reassignment Procedures*
Speech Acoustics*
Voice Quality*
Transgender Persons/*psychology
Transsexualism/*therapy
Acoustics ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Judgment ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sex Factors ; Speech Production Measurement ; Transsexualism/physiopathology ; Transsexualism/psychology ; Voice Training ; Young Adult
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Acoustics; Femininity; Gender; Naturalness; Transgender; Voice
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20181204 Date Completed: 20210111 Latest Revision: 20210111
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.10.002
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PMID:
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30503396
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Purpose: This study aimed to identify the most salient set of acoustic predictors of (1) gender attribution; (2) perceived masculinity-femininity; and (3) perceived vocal naturalness amongst a group of transgender and cisgender speakers to inform voice and communication feminization training programs. This study used a unique set of acoustic variables and included a third, androgynous, choice for gender attribution ratings.
Method: Data were collected across two phases and involved two separate groups of participants: communicators and raters. In the first phase, audio recordings were captured of communicators (n = 40) during cartoon retell, sustained vowel, and carrier phrase tasks. Acoustic measures were obtained from these recordings. In the second phase, raters (n = 20) provided ratings of gender attribution, perceived masculinity-femininity, and vocal naturalness based on a sample of the cartoon description recording.
Results: Results of a multinomial logistic regression analysis identified mean fundamental frequency (f o ) as the sole acoustic measure that changed the odds of being attributed as a woman or ambiguous in gender rather than as a man. Multiple linear regression analyses identified mean f o , average formant frequency of /i/, and mean sound pressure level as predictors of masculinity-femininity ratings and mean f o , average formant frequency, and rate of speech as predictors of vocal naturalness ratings.
Conclusion: The results of this study support the continued targeting of f o and vocal tract resonance in voice and communication feminization/masculinization training programs and provide preliminary evidence for more emphasis being placed on vocal intensity and rate of speech. Modification of these voice parameters may help clients to achieve a natural-sounding voice that satisfactorily represents their affirmed gender.
(Copyright © 2018 The Voice Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
