The German Music@Home: Validation of a questionnaire measuring at home musical exposure and interaction of young children.

ABSTRACT: The present study introduces the German version of the original version of the Music@Home questionnaire developed in the UK, which systematically evaluates musical engagement in the home environment of young children. Two versions are available, an Infant version for children aged three to 23 months and a Preschool version for children aged two to five and a half years. For the present study, the original Music@Home questionnaire was translated from English into German and 656 caregivers completed the questionnaire online. A confirmatory factor analysis showed moderate to high fit indices for both versions, confirming the factor structure of the original questionnaire. Also, the reliability coefficients for the subscales (Parental beliefs, Child engagement with music, Parent initiation of

SUBMITTER: Schaal NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7416926 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature