Validation of the Chinese version of the adaptive functions of music listening scale among Chinese university students.
- 1Faculty of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China.
- 2Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Mental Health, Jinan, China.
Abstract
Background
A multidimensional measure of music-listening functions is needed in the Chinese context. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Adaptive Functions of Music Listening Scale (AFML) among Chinese university students.Methods
A total of 2,829 university students were recruited from Weifang Institute of Technology in Shandong, China. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), measurement invariance testing, reliability analysis, and criterion validity analysis were conducted.Results
CFAs supported the original 11-factor structure of the AFML. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses indicated that this structure was invariant across gender and musical training experience. The subscales demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency. Regression analyses further showed that several adaptive AFML dimensions were associated with better well-being, whereas rumination showed a consistent maladaptive pattern across affective and social indicators. In addition, identity was associated with higher positive affect and life satisfaction, but also with higher negative affect.Conclusion
The Chinese version of the AFML demonstrated good reliability and validity, supporting its use for assessing the adaptive functions of music listening among Chinese university students.
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BibTeX
@article{lyu2026validation,
title = {{Validation of the Chinese version of the adaptive functions of music listening scale among Chinese university students.}},
author = {Xin Lyu and Bin Pan and Liang Chen and Linqin Ji and Wenxin Zhang},
journal = {Frontiers in psychology},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1881426},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42898446},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Validation of the Chinese version of the adaptive functions of music listening scale among Chinese university students.
AU - Xin Lyu
AU - Bin Pan
AU - Liang Chen
AU - Linqin Ji
AU - Wenxin Zhang
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/05
JO - Frontiers in psychology
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1881426
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42898446
AB - Background A multidimensional measure of music-listening functions is needed in the Chinese context. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Adaptive Functions of Music Listening Scale (AFML) among Chinese university students.Methods A total of 2,829 university students were recruited from Weifang Institute of Technology in Shandong, China. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), measurement invariance testing, reliability analysis, and criterion validity analysis were conducted.Results CFAs supported the original 11-factor structure of the AFML. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses indicated that this structure was invariant across gender and musical training experience. The subscales demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency. Regression analyses further showed that several adaptive AFML dimensions were associated with better well-being, whereas rumination showed a consistent maladaptive pattern across affective and social indicators. In addition, identity was associated with higher positive affect and life satisfaction, but also with higher negative affect.Conclusion The Chinese version of the AFML demonstrated good reliability and validity, supporting its use for assessing the adaptive functions of music listening among Chinese university students.
SN - 1664-1078
ER -