| Title: |
Measuring musical sophistication in the Chinese general population: Validation and replication of the Simplified Chinese Gold-MSI |
| Authors: |
Li, Jiaxin; Lin, Hsin-Rui; Wolf, Anna; Lothwesen, Kai |
| Source: |
Musicae Scientiae ; volume 28, issue 2, page 197-221 ; ISSN 1029-8649 2045-4147 |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publications |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Description: |
The Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index has been translated into several European languages. In the East Asian area, a traditional Chinese language translation is available. Due to differences in written characters and language use in various Chinese regions, a translation using simplified Chinese would reach a wider audience in mainland China and other regions. Our study, therefore, aimed to validate the simplified Chinese version of the Gold-MSI (Gold-MSI-SC) to replicate psychometric properties and factor structures of the Gold-MSI and to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and factors of the Gold-MSI-SC in a mainland Chinese sample ( N = 64,555). Following the translation guidelines for intercultural research, the Gold-MSI-SC self-report questionnaire, two music listening tests, and the Musical-Rhythmic Intelligence subscale (M-RI) were included in the main study together with the demographic and SES-related questions. All subscales of the Gold-MSI-SC showed high internal consistency (Cronbachs’ ɑ = [.80–.91]) and good test-retest reliability ( r tt = [.842–.935]). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the original bi-factor structure was replicated with satisfactory fit (root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = .053 and comparative fit index (CFI) = .888). Correlations between the Gold-MSI-SC and the music tests, as well as the M-RI, demonstrated strong convergent and discriminant validity; structural equation models revealed negative relationships between age and the Gold-MSI factors, while SES positively correlated with all of the subscales. The Gold-MSI-SC has thus been shown to be a reliable tool in assessing multidimensional musical behaviors in simplified Chinese and in supporting the measurability of musical sophistication in different cultures. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1177/10298649231183264 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649231183264; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10298649231183264; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/10298649231183264 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.B4D27084 |
| Database: |
BASE |