<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study describes the methodology used for designing a database of speech under real stress. Based on limits of existing stress databases, we used a communication task via a computer game to collect speech data. To validate the presence of stress, known psychophysiological indicators such as heart rate and electrodermal activity, as well as subjective self-assessment were used. This paper presents the data from first 5 speakers (3 men, 2 women) who participated in initial tests of the proposed design. In 4 out of 5 speakers increases in fundamental frequency and intensity of speech were registered. Similarly, in 4 out of 5 speakers heart rate was significantly increased during the task, when compared with reference measurement from before the task. These first results show that proposed design might be appropriate for building a speech under stress database. However, there are still considerations that need to be addressed.</p></abstract>

This study describes the methodology used for designing a database of speech under real stress. Based on limits of existing stress databases, we used a communication task via a computer game to collect speech data. To validate the presence of stress, known psychophysiological indicators such as heart rate and electrodermal activity, as well as subjective self-assessment were used. This paper presents the data from first 5 speakers (3 men, 2 women) who participated in initial tests of the proposed design. In 4 out of 5 speakers increases in fundamental frequency and intensity of speech were registered. Similarly, in 4 out of 5 speakers heart rate was significantly increased during the task, when compared with reference measurement from before the task. These first results show that proposed design might be appropriate for building a speech under stress database. However, there are still considerations that need to be addressed.

Designing the Database of Speech Under Stress

Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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This study describes the methodology used for designing a database of speech under real stress. Based on limits of existing stress databases, we used a...

Designing the Database of Speech Under Stress

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 326 - 335

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jazcas-2017-0042

Keywords
stress, arousal, stress detection, heart rate, speech under stress, speech database

© 2017 Róbert Sabo et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Designing the Database of Speech Under Stress

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 326 - 335

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jazcas-2017-0042

Keywordsstress, arousal, stress detection, heart rate, speech under stress, speech database

© 2017 Róbert Sabo et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
stress, arousal, stress detection, heart rate, speech under stress, speech database