ERIC Number: EJ1484229
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1368-2822
EISSN: EISSN-1460-6984
Available Date: 2025-09-23
Effects of Body Posture on Voice Range Profile Performance in Untrained Vocally Healthy Individuals
Ben Barsties v. Latoszek1; Pia Droßard1; Ferdinand Binkofski2; Ewa v. Latoszek3
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, v60 n5 e70130 2025
Background: The voice range profile (VRP) is an acoustic measurement in vocal function voice assessment. While several factors influencing VRP outcomes are known, the impact of body posture during VRP recordings remains unexplored. Aims: To investigate the effects of standing and sitting posture on VRP performance in vocally healthy individuals. Methods and Procedures: Thirty vocally healthy and untrained participants were randomised into two groups. Group 1 performed VRP measurements first in a sitting position, followed by standing. Group 2 completed the tasks in reverse order. VRP parameters were compared between sitting and standing positions, and training effects between the first and second measurements were analysed. Outcomes and Results: No significant differences were found in any VRP parameter between sitting and standing positions (all p values > 0.05), with nearly all effect sizes being very small or small. Furthermore, no training effect was observed among the two trials in each group (all p values > 0.05, ICC > 0.75, very small or small effect sizes). Conclusions and Implications: Posture (sitting vs. standing) did not significantly influence VRP performance in the first instance when considering people without voice disorders. This might suggest flexibility in patient positioning during VRP assessments, potentially simplifying clinical protocols without compromising data integrity.
Descriptors: Singing, Human Body, Human Posture, Acoustics, Auditory Discrimination, Oral Language, Drills (Practice), Foreign Countries, Adults, Voice Disorders, Audio Equipment
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Health, Education and Social Sciences, SRH University of Applied Sciences Heidelberg, Düsseldorf, Germany; 2Division of Clinical Cognitive Sciences, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; 3Studio for professional voice education and speech culture, Cologne, Germany

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