Questionnaire: The Music Preference Questionnaire
(MPQ) was used to gain insight into participants’ habitual music preference and situations in which they usually decide to listen to music.
It comprises items measuring participants’ music preference, their reasons for listening to music, and the average time they spend listening to music. Furthermore, on a scale ranging from 1 (not important) to 5 (very important), participants indicated the significance of music in their lives. This questionnaire was
available online and participants were asked to fill it out during the first measurement period.