Abstract
Background. The Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire (BMRQ) questionnaire investigates the main facets of music experience that could explain the variance observed in how people experience reward associated with music. Currently, only English and Spanish versions of this questionnaire are available. The objective of this study is to validate a French version of the BMRQ.Methods. The original BMRQ was translated and adapted into an international French version. The questionnaire was then administered through an online survey aimed at adults aged over 18 years who were fluent in French. Statistical analyses were performed and compared to the original English and Spanish version for validation purposes.Results. A total of 1,027 participants completed the questionnaire. Most responses were obtained from France (89.4%). Analyses revealed that congruence values between the rotated loading matrix and the ideal loading matrix ranged between 0.88 and 0.96. Factor reliabilities of subscales (i.e., Musical Seeking, Emotion Evocation, Mood Regulation, Social Reward and Sensory-Motor) also ranged between 0.88 and 0.96. In addition, reliability of the overall factor score (i.e., Music reward) was 0.91. Finally, the internal consistency of the overall scale was 0.85. The factorial structure obtained in the French translation was similar to that of the original Spanish and English samples.Conclusion. The French version of the BMRQ appears valid and reliable. Potential applications of the BMRQ include its use as a valuable tool in music reward and emotion research, whether in healthy individuals or in patients suffering from a wide variety of cognitive, neurologic and auditory disorders.
Highlights
The rewarding effects of music are highly dependent on cultural and personal preferences
Our results demonstrated that the translated Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire (BMRQ) has acceptable construct validity while keeping the factorial structure of the original English and Spanish questionnaires
A consensus between the two translators was obtained to produce the final international French version of the questionnaire. We believe this collaboration was necessary to adapt the original BMRQ into a French that would be understood by speakers around the French-speaking world
Summary
The rewarding effects of music are highly dependent on cultural and personal preferences. Large differences in the way individuals experience musical pleasure are observed (Blood & Zatorre, 2001; Chanda & Levitin, 2013). How to cite this article Saliba et al (2016), French validation of the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire. Previous groups have developed questionnaires—such as the BIS/BAS scales (Carver & White, 1994) or the Sensitivity to Reward/Sensitivity to Punishment Questionnaire (Torrubia et al, 2001)—that assess individual differences to overall sensitivity to reward experiences (Carver & White, 1994; Torrubia et al, 2001). The original BMRQ was translated and adapted into an international French version. Potential applications of the BMRQ include its use as a valuable tool in music reward and emotion research, whether in healthy individuals or in patients suffering from a wide variety of cognitive, neurologic and auditory disorders
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