Journal article
Validating scores from the short form of the Music Self-Perception Inventory (MUSPI-S) with seventh- to ninth-grade school students in Germany
Psychology of music, Vol.53(5), pp.794-815
09/2025
DOI: 10.1177/03057356241272999
Abstract
The Music Self-Perception Inventory-Short (MUSPI-S) is a theoretically based instrument consisting of 28 items with subscales that assess music self-concept globally and in six specific areas. The present study sought to validate a German translation of the MUSPI-S using a sample of 444 secondary school students. In addition to participants’ scores from the German translation of the MUSPI-S, associated data included demographic background variables, self-reported school grades in various subjects, and interest in the school subject of music. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the hypothesized factor structure and measurement model for MUSPI-S scores. Latent factor correlations among MUSPI-S subscale scores and correlations of these scores with school grades and interest in the school subject of music aligned well with theoretical expectations and previous research. Findings also provided evidence for strict measurement invariance of scores in the German MUSPI-S across subgroups of gender, school year (i.e., grade level), and musical activity. MUSPI-S subscale factor-level means did not reliably differ among seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade students but favored females over males and musically active over non-active students on nearly all subscales. Overall, this evidence supports the use of the German translation of the MUSPI-S in assessing a wide range of important self-perceived musical abilities for research and practical assessment purposes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Validating scores from the short form of the Music Self-Perception Inventory (MUSPI-S) with seventh- to ninth-grade school students in Germany
- Creators
- Daniel Fiedler - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergJohannes Hasselhorn - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergA. Katrin Arens - DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in EducationAnne C. Frenzel - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenWalter P. Vispoel - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychology of music, Vol.53(5), pp.794-815
- DOI
- 10.1177/03057356241272999
- ISSN
- 0305-7356
- eISSN
- 1741-3087
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- Grant note
- German Research Foundation: AR 877/3-1
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Our work was funded by Grant AR 877/3-1 from the German Research Foundation (Heisenberg fellowship) for A. K. Arens.
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 10/18/2024
- Date published
- 09/2025
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984738441302771
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