The Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire (VMIQ-2) - Translation and Reliability of a Hebrew Version.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: The Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire 2 (VMIQ-2) assesses individuals' ability to imagine themselves performing 12 simple motor tasks, from three perspectives internal visual imagery, external visual imagery and kinesthetic imagery. The purpose of the current study was twofold (a) to describe the translation process of the VMIQ-2 into a Hebrew version, and (b) to test the reliability of the Hebrew version. METHOD: Eighty-eight physical education students completed the questionnaire twice (test, re-test), with two weeks in-between the tests. RESULTS: Correlational analyses on the scores of the questionnaires given in the two phases - test and re-test - yielded two main findings: (a) there were no differences in mean scores of the questionnaires administered in the test phase and re-test phase; (b) significant moderate correlations between the questionnaires' score in the test and re-test phases were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The Hebrew version of the VMIQ-2 was found to be reliable. A number of implications are discussed concerning the use of the questionnaire in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. Address.