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HUMMUS - Humans Making Music 2

HUMMUS is a follow-up to Humans Making Music, which was conducted in 2012. One of the aim of HUMMUS is to study the association between individual characteristics, such as personality, aptitude, interest, and sensitivity to reward, and expertise in music and sports performance, as well as cultural engagement. Another aim was to study the associations between cultural engagement, well-being and health. Genetic data collected within STAGE is used to study the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors in these associations. Data collection for HUMMUS was carried out by the Swedish Twin Registry during 2022 and 2023. It targeted twins aged 37–63 years (born 1959-1985), both twin pairs and individual twins, where at least one individual had participated in STAGE. The study cohort included both monozygotic and dizygotic twins, regardless of sex combination. In total, approximately 28,800 individuals were contacted, of whom about 9,540 participated, corresponding to a response rate of 33%. Participants were asked to complete a web-based questionnaire covering topics such as music and sports engagement, creativity, well-being, and personality. The following question areas are included: ACIPS - Anticipatory and Consummatory Interpersonal Pleasure Scale BIS/BAS - Behavioral Activation and Behavioral Inhibition Scales BMRS - Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire BFI - Big Five Inventory, in general and during musical or professional practice CAQ - Creative Achievement Questionnaire Cultural engagement Divergent thinking Engagement in sports Musical childhood environment NPI - Narcissistic Personality Inventory Primals Inventory (62 items) Profession SFPQ - Swedish Flow Proneness Questionnaire, during sports practice Synesthesia TROSCI - Trait Robustness of Self-Confidence Inventory UCLA - loneliness scale (4 items) Weight and height WHO-10 - World Health Organization Well-Being Index
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Data contains personal data:

Yes

Type of personal data:

Pseudonymised, social security number, lifestyle, exposures, names, addresses, survey responses

Code key exists:

Yes

Sensitive personal data:

Yes

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Monozygotic and dizygotic twins born in Sweden between 1959 and 1985, both same-sex and opposite-sex.

Time method:

Study design:

  • Cohort study
  • Observational study

Description of study design:

Data collection was conducted through a web survey. Participation in the study is based on informed consent.

Sampling procedure:

Description of sampling:

The sample included twins born in Sweden between 1959 and 1985, where at least one in the twin pair had participated in STAGE. Twins who had declined to be contacted or participate in the Swedish Twin Registry, had protected identities, emigrated, or passed away were excluded. Both complete twin pairs and individual twins were invited to participate.

Time period(s) investigated:

Variables:

420

Number of individuals/objects:

9539

Response rate/participation rate:

33%

Description of the response rate/participation rate:

The total number of participating twins is 9,539 out of 28,800 invited, resulting in a response rate of 33%.

Data format/data structure:

Data collection Self-administered questionnaire

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire

Description of the mode of collection:

Web questionnaire

Time period(s) for data collection:

2022-04 - 2023-02

Data collector:

Source of the data:

  • Registers/Records/Accounts

Instrument

Name:

ACIPS

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Description of the instrument:

The Anticipatory and Consummatory Interpersonal Pleasure Scale (ACIPS) is a self-report measure specifically designed to assess the capacity for social and interpersonal pleasure. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.10.012

Name:

BFI-2

Description of the instrument:

The Big Five Inventory–2 (BFI-2) measures personality across five dimensions: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Openness to experiences DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2017.02.004

Name:

BMRS

Description of the instrument:

The Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire (BMRQ) is a 20-item self-report measure assessing people’s experiences and feelings about music, as well as how they value its rewards. It includes six domains: music seeking, emotion evocation, mood regulation, sensory-motor engagement, and social reward. DOI: 10.1525/mp.2013.31.2.118 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1760 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.01.030 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-5095-0 DOI:10.1101/693531

Name:

CAQ

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Description of the instrument:

The Creative Achievement Questionnaire (CAQ) is a self-report measure of creative achievement that assesses achievements across 10 different domains of creativity. This version includes only the following domains: sports, visual arts, music, creative writing, dance, drama, scientific discovery and inventions. DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1701_4

Name:

PRIMALS

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Description of the instrument:

The Primals Inventory is a self-report measure designed to assess a person's fundamental beliefs about the basic nature of the world. DOI: 10.1037/pas0000639 DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110054

Name:

WHO

Type:

Structured questionnaire

Description of the instrument:

The World Health Organization (Ten) Well-Being Index is a 10-item, self-administered questionnaire designed to assess subjective well-being over the past week. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0447-0

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Geographic description:

Nationwide

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit:

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics / Swedish Twin Registry

Ethics Review 1:

Swedish Ethical Review Authority - 2020-02575

Ethics application approved on 14th of July 2020

Ethics Review 2:

Swedish Ethical Review Authority - 2022-00109-02

Ethics application approved on 8th of March 2022

Funding

Funding agency:

  • Max Planck Institute - for Empirical Aesthetics

Topic and keywords

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Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:

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Related resource:

The Swedish Twin RegistryOpens in a new tab

Publications

Citation:

Bignardi, G., Wesseldijk, L., Mas-Herrero, E., Zatorre, R., Ullen, F., Fisher, S., Mosing, M., Bignardi, G., Wesseldijk, L., Mas-Herrero, E., Zatorre, R., Ullen, F., Fisher, S., & Mosing, M. (2025). Twin modelling reveals partly distinct genetic pathways to music enjoyment. In NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (Vol. 16, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58123-8Opens in a new tab

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oai:swepub.ki.se:1019785Opens in a new tab

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