The adaptation and validation of the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold-MSI) in Italian: The Gold-MSI-IT

IF 1.6 3区心理学 0 MUSIC

Psychology of Music Pub Date : 2023-11-13 DOI:10.1177/03057356231204855

Michela Santangelo, Valentina Persici, Luca Caricati, Paola Corsano, Reyna L. Gordon, Marinella Majorano

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Abstract

The Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold-MSI) measures a wide range of self-reported musical abilities and behaviors in the Western adult general population, regardless of musical expertise. This instrument has been validated in various languages, but an Italian version is lacking. The present study describes the Italian validation and adaptation of the Gold-MSI (Gold-MSI-IT) and investigates the effects of socio-demographic variables on scores of musical sophistication. Analyses of factor structure and internal reliability on an Italian sample ( N = 429, mean age = 31.08, SD = 11.68, 75.5% female) and analyses of test–retest reliability on a smaller sample ( N = 57, mean age = 34.68, SD = 10.80, 75% female) show that the Gold-MSI-IT conforms to a bifactor model, similarly to the original version, including an underlying General Musical Sophistication factor and five subfactors, and that our instrument has good internal consistency and good test–retest reliability. Additional tests showed gender differences in musical sophistication and that musical sophistication correlated with education but not with age. The study provides a reliable and stable tool to investigate individual differences in the Italian context and adds to our knowledge of musicality in the general population across countries.

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金史密斯音乐成熟度指数(Gold-MSI)在意大利语中的改编与验证:Gold-MSI- it

金史密斯音乐成熟度指数(Gold-MSI)衡量了西方成年人广泛的自我报告的音乐能力和行为，而不考虑他们的音乐专长。这个工具已经用多种语言验证过了，但还没有意大利语版本。本研究描述了意大利对Gold-MSI (Gold-MSI- it)的验证和适应，并调查了社会人口变量对音乐成熟度分数的影响。对意大利样本(N = 429，平均年龄= 31.08,SD = 11.68，女性75.5%)的因子结构和内部信度分析以及对较小样本(N = 57，平均年龄= 34.68,SD = 10.80，女性75%)的重测信度分析表明，Gold-MSI-IT符合双因子模型，与原始版本类似，包括潜在的一般音乐水平因子和五个子因子。仪器具有良好的内部一致性和良好的重测信度。另外的测试显示，音乐的熟练程度存在性别差异，而且音乐的熟练程度与教育有关，而与年龄无关。这项研究提供了一个可靠和稳定的工具来调查意大利背景下的个体差异，并增加了我们对各国一般人群音乐性的了解。

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期刊介绍： Psychology of Music and SEMPRE provide an international forum for researchers working in the fields of psychology of music and music education, to encourage the exchange of ideas and to disseminate research findings. Psychology of Music publishes peer-reviewed papers directed at increasing the scientific understanding of any psychological aspect of music. These include studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching, as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies. Special emphasis is placed on studies carried out in naturalistic settings, especially those which address the interface between music psychology and music education.