Absorption in Music Scale (AIMS)
The Absorption in music scale is a 34-item measure of individuals’ ability and willingness to allow music to draw them into an emotional experience. The scale converges well with measures of similar constructs and shows reliability over time. Importantly in a test of criterion validity, emotional responses to music were correlated with the AIMS scale but not correlated with measures of empathy or music training.
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The paper that the scale is based upon: