The Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire (VMIQ-2) - Translation and Reliability of a Hebrew Version
Ziv, G.; Lidor, R.; Arnon, M.; Zeev, A.
Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences 54(2): 48-52
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0333-7308 PMID: 29248906 Document Number: 692893
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. Eighty-eight physical education students completed the questionnaire twice (test, re-test), with two weeks in-between the tests. 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. 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.