Development and Psychometric Properties of MisoQuest—A New Self-Report Questionnaire for Misophonia

Marta Siepsiak, Andrzej Śliwerski and Wojciech Łukasz Dragan
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Marta Siepsiak: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland
Andrzej Śliwerski: Institute of Psychology, University of Łódź, 90-136 Łódź, Poland
Wojciech Łukasz Dragan: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: Background : Misophonia is a condition related to experiencing psychophysiological sensations when exposed to specific sound triggers. In spite of progress in research on the subject, a fully validated questionnaire assessing misophonia has not been published yet. The goal of this study was to create and validate a new questionnaire to measure misophonia. Methods : MisoQuest is based on the diagnostic criteria proposed by Schröder et al. in 2013, with minor changes implemented by the authors of MisoQuest. A total of 705 participants took part in the study, completing the online questionnaires. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and analyses using the Item Response Theory (IRT) were performed. Internal consistency was evaluated with Cronbach’s alpha. Results : The reliability of the MisoQuest was excellent (α = 0.955). The stability at five weeks was strong. There was a significant difference in results between people classified as those with misophonia and those without misophonia. Conclusions : MisoQuest has good psychometric values and can be helpful in the identification of misophonia. A deeper analysis showed that certain triggers might be more specific for people with misophonia. Consideration of violent behavior in response to misophonic triggers as a symptom of misophonia was undermined.

Keywords: misophonia; decreased sound tolerance; misophonia questionnaire; MisoQuest; sound sensitivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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