Music Experience Questionnaire

MEQ)  ==  submitted by Annabel Cohen  Feb 8, 2012

The MEQ is copyright (c) 1992 by
Paul D. Werner, Ph.D., Alan J. Swope, Ph.D., and Frederick Heide, Ph.D.

 

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

Alan Swope's e-mail address:

ASwope@alliant.edu

Fred Heide's e-mail address:

FHeide@alliant.edu

Music Experience Questionnaire

Music Experience Questionnaire Researcher Agreement Form

Music Experience Questionnaire

Researcher Agreement
Rev 10/06

Part 1: User name and contact information

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Name, title, and highest degree

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Mailing address

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City, state, zip (postal) code

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Telephone number and e-mail address

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Department/university/organization if not shown above

Part 2: Planned use of the MEQ

a. MEQ version requested (check one):

___Full (141 item) MEQ

___Brief MEQ

b. Maximum number of participants to be tested with the MEQ __________

c. Title or subject of your intended study, followed by a brief description of participants and of the role of the MEQ

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Part 3: If you are currently a student, please answer the following questions

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Supervisor’s name and academic title

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Supervisor’s mailing address

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Supervisor’s city, state and zip (postal) code

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Supervisor’s telephone number and e-mail address

Part 4: Affirmation and signature

a. I affirm that the Music Experience Questionnaire (MEQ) will be used in keeping with ethical and professional standards for use of tests, as articulated in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, most recent edition.

b. I agree to abide by the copyright of the MEQ. I will not reproduce MEQ question booklets or answer sheets beyond the authorized copying required to test the number of respondents specified above. I agree that I am expressly prohibited from the following, unless additional written approval is granted by the authors of the MEQ: reproduction of items in research reports (including dissertations); and distribution of MEQ test materials, including booklets and scoring materials, by any means to other parties. I also agree not to use the MEQ materials for any for-profit purpose.

c. I agree to safeguard the MEQ from unsuitable or inappropriate use. To safeguard the security of the MEQ, I agree to store MEQ test materials, including test booklets and scoring materials, in secure (that is, locked) storage facilities accessible only to authorized personnel.

_______ If this space is initialed by the researcher, I agree to donate a copy of raw research materials, with identifying information removed, as well as ASCII computer files (and documentation) and SPSS system files (or equivalent) on my resarch measures, to the MEQ archive directed by the authors of the MEQ.

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Researcher’s signature and date

Please mail your completed form to

Paul D. Werner, Ph.D.

Alliant International University, San Francisco Campus

One Beach Street, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94133 USA

Pwerner@alliant.edu