Development and preliminary validation of the Emotions while Learning an Instrument Scale (ELIS)

Learning to play a musical instrument is associated with different, partially conflicting emotions. This paper describes the development and psychometric properties of the Emotions while Learning an Instrument Scale (ELIS). In a longitudinal study with 545 German elementary school children factorial structure and psychometric properties were evaluated. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses confirmed a two-factor solution measuring Positive musical Emotions while Learning an Instrument (PELI) and Negative Emotions while Learning an Instrument (NELI). Both subscales yielded scores with adequate internal reliability (Cronbach’s α = .74, .86) and relatively stable retest reliabilities over 18 months (r = .11 -.56). Preliminary evidence of congruent and divergent validity of the subscales is provided. Implications for future research of musical emotional experiences in children are discussed.

Metadaten
Author:	Ingo Roden, Esther Kamala Friedrich, Sonja Etzler GND, Emily Frankenberg, Gunter Kreutz, Stephan Bongard ORCiD GND
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-644370
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255019
ISSN:	1932-6203
Parent Title (English):	PLOS ONE
Publisher:	PLOS
Place of publication:	San Francisco, California, US
Document Type:	Article
Language:	English
Date of Publication (online):	2021/08/27
Date of first Publication:	2021/08/27
Publishing Institution:	Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:	2022/03/07
Tag:	Children; Emotions; Human learning; Learning; Music cognition; Music perception; Psychological stress; Schools
Volume:	16
Issue:	8, art. e0255019
Page Number:	21
First Page:	1
Last Page:	21
Note:	This research was supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Science (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF; FKZ: 01KJ0807). Stephan Bongard and Gunter Kreutz received the award. No - The funder did not play any role in the study design, the data collection and analyses, the decision to publish or in the preparation process of the manuscript.
HeBIS-PPN:	491748019
Institutes:	Psychologie und Sportwissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:	1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie
Sammlungen:	Universitätspublikationen
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds:	Psychologie und Sportwissenschaften
Licence (German):	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0

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