Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Adaptive Functions of Music Listening Scale.

ABSTRACT: Music listening may serve many adaptive functions in everyday life. However, studies examining the relationship between the functions of music listening (FML) and wellbeing outcomes have produced mixed findings. The purpose of this study is to develop a new measure to assess music listening functions that is psychometrically robust, and suitable for outcomes-based research on music listening and wellbeing. Scale items were developed based on a literature review and a prior qualitative enquiry. The items were reviewed by four content experts in music psychology and scale development. Scale structure was investigated by EFA and CFA in two large samples of participants (N = 1,191, 17-66 years, M = 22.04, SD = 6.23, 326 males). Tests of dimensionality revealed a 46-item sc

SUBMITTER: Groarke JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5907452 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature