The study, published online in the open - access journal PLOS ONE (The Public Library of Science ONE), indicates that women who speak
in vocal fry are perceived as less attractive, less competent, less educated, less trustworthy, and ultimately less hirable.
Not exact matches
Even if you've never heard of «
vocal fry» or «upspeak,» you probably hear people speak
in these patterns every day.
It's the sound of the next generation:
in a study published
in the Journal of Voice, more than two - thirds of female college students spoke with
vocal fry.
«
Vocal fry» hurts women
in the labor market.»
A form of speech known as
vocal fry that is low
in pitch and creaky sounding is increasingly common among young American women.
Interestingly, the study also shows that while
vocal fry is perceived negatively
in both male and female speakers, women who use the affectation are perceived more negatively than men who use it.
Although previous research has suggested that this manner of speaking is associated with education and upward mobility, a new study indicates that
vocal fry is actually perceived negatively, particularly
in a labor market context.
«Our results show that the
vocal fry fad is a hindrance to young women who are trying to find work,» said Klofstad, associate professor of political science
in the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences and corresponding author of the study.
«You could view the results we found as an extension of this to an economic context, whereby deliberate lowering of voice pitch
in a sex - atypical manner by women through
vocal fry results
in negative perceptions by potential employers.»
One explanation is that because women have higher voices than men on average, the lowering of voice pitch via
vocal fry results
in a sex - atypical voice pitch modulation for women.
More than two - thirds of the research subjects used
vocal fry during their readings, the researchers will report
in a future issue of the Journal of Voice.
The study is the first to quantify the prevalence of
vocal fry in normal speech, although other researchers have noted the pattern.
In the new study, scientists at Long Island University (LIU) in Brookville, New York, investigated the prevalence of vocal fry in college - age wome
In the new study, scientists at Long Island University (LIU)
in Brookville, New York, investigated the prevalence of vocal fry in college - age wome
in Brookville, New York, investigated the prevalence of
vocal fry in college - age wome
in college - age women.
SONGS INCLUDED: (Each song has a
vocal track, backing track and sheet music) 01 BINGO THE DOG 02 DOGGY
IN THE WINDOW 03 FIVE SPECKLED FROGS 04 FOUR FAT SAUSAGES 05 GOLDILOCKS» SONG PROPS: stick, hoop,
frying pan with 4 sausages, table and 3 bowls of porridge with spoons, 3 chairs (one flimsy chair probably made of cardboard), 3 sleeping bags for beds
In the parodic webseries, VFILES star and Dazed columnist Casey Jane Ellison interviews a panel of art world thinkers, all while wearing black lipstick and speaking through a healthy dose of
vocal fry.