title: French validation of the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University , Montreal , Canada.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saliba
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Behavior Assessment, Universitat Rovira I Virgili Tarragona , Tarragona , Spain.
authors.forename: Urbano
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lorenzo-Seva
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Psychology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marco-Pallares
authors.affiliation: Team Auditory Cognition and Psychoacoustics, Lyon Neurosciences Research Center, CNRS-UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, University Lyon 1 , Lyon , France.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tillmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University , Montreal , Canada.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeitouni
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; International laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Center for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM), Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lehmann
keywords: Cochlear implants; Hearing loss; Music anhedonia; Music perception; Music reward; Sensitivity to music; Sensitivity to reward