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Reliability and factor structure of the Finnish version of the Sport Imagery Questionnaire.
Tony MorrisAnthony P WattTimo Jaakkolasubject
AdultMaleAdolescentApplied psychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologySample (statistics)050105 experimental psychology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineCronbach's alphaSurveys and QuestionnairesHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesReliability (statistics)FinlandbiologyAthletes05 social sciencesReproducibility of ResultsCognition030229 sport sciencesMiddle Agedbiology.organism_classificationSport psychologySensory SystemsTest (assessment)Scale (social sciences)ImaginationFemalePsychologyFactor Analysis StatisticalSocial psychologySportsdescription
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and factor structure of the Finnish version of the Sport Imagery Questionnaire, a measure which examines cognitive and motivational functions of imagery. The final sample comprised 231 participants drawn from 34 sports and ranging in age from 14 to 49 years ( M = 20.9, SD= 5.8). Internal consistency and confirmatory factor analyses were undertaken to evaluate the reliability and factorial validity of the scale. Fit indices and modification data generated from examining the 30-item five-factor model were equivocal, suggesting minor amendment and recategorization of several items rather than major adjustment to the proposed latent factor structure. Cronbach coefficients alpha indicated the scale is reliable. Overall, these results provide positive additional support for the claim that the Sport Imagery Questionnaire has a reproducible factor structure and is a reliable test for measuring imagery use in Finnish athletes.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-14 | Perceptual and motor skills |