Welcome to the home page of the Music Experience Questionnaire (MEQ)
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Overview
The Music Experience Questionnaire (MEQ) is comprised of 141 items asking about a range of topics pertaining to the place of music in a person's life. Questions were written to be relevant to non-musicians as well as to musicians.
The MEQ’s six scales, encompassing 53 items, comprise the Brief Music Experience Questionnaire (Brief MEQ). The scales were developed on rational and theoretical grounds and were refined through item analyses aimed at increasing internal consistency and reducing inter-scale redundancy. The scales are as follows: Commitment to Music: the centrality of pursuit of musical experiences in the person's life Innovative Musical Aptitude: self-reports of musical performance ability and of the ability to generate musical themes and works Social Uplift: the experience of being stirred and uplifted in a group-oriented manner by music Affective Reactions: affective and spiritual reactions to music Positive Psychotropic Effects: calming, energizing, integrating reactions Reactive Musical Behavior: behavioral responses including humming, swaying, etc. along with music
Initial research by Werner, Swope and Heide (2006) suggested that scores on the scales of the MEQ show acceptable reliability from both the internal consistency and test-retest reliability perspectives. Exploratory factor analyses suggest that two underlying dimensions are reflected by the scales. The psychometric properties and correlates of the MEQ’s scales have been further explored in a number of research studies.
MEQ Bibliography The MEQ bibliography lists conference papers and other documents pertaining to the MEQ.
Translations of the MEQ This page lists translations of the MEQ into languages other than English.
Researcher agreement form If you would like to use the MEQ or the Brief MEQ in research, please fill out this form and return it to Dr. Werner.
Technical materials for MEQ researchers: Data entry instructions for computer scoring of the 141 item MEQ
Visit Paul D. Werner's academic home page. Visit Paul D. Werner's research and professional home page. Drs. Werner, Swope and Heide can be reached at: California School of Professional Psychology Alliant International University San Francisco Bay Campus One Beach Street, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94133 USA
phone: 415-955-2000 Paul Werner's e-mail addresses: PWerner@alliant.edu or Pauldwerner2000@yahoo.com
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