Validation of a Computer-Based Version of the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire

Abstract

Abstract. A computer-based version of the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire (VMIQ-2) was tested and compared with the print version. Psychometric characteristics of the print version were replicated with the computer-based version using a between-subject design in Study 1 (n1 = 240; n2 = 254) and using a within-subject design in Study 2 (N = 285). Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the three-dimensional structure of the VMIQ-2. Model fits, test–retest reliability, interfactor correlations, and correlations with other questionnaires did not differ significantly between the computer-based and print versions. Convergent validity was shown by significant correlations with the Movement Imagery Questionnaire 3. The computer-based version of the VMIQ-2 is considered a valid instrument to measure vividness of action imagery.

Keywords

• vividness of action imagery
• questionnaire
• assessment medium
• paper–pencil
• computer-based
• imagery ability