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ISSN 0137-0936 (Print)
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Veraksa A.N., Yakushina A.A. (2018). Testing of the methodology “Movement Imagery Questionnaire for Children”. Moscow University Psychology Bulletin, 1, 70-80

Abstract

Relevance. The relevance of the work due to the lack of a special method that could to assess the ability of young athletes to represent movements in the Russian psychological tools.

Objective. The aim of the work is to test the method “Movement imagery Questionnaire for Children”, which is developed by Canadian researchers (R. Martini and colleagues), on Russian athletes.

Method. The analysis of studies that demonstrate the importance of using mental images in the training process was described. Empirical study of the mental representation of movements in 112 Russian young athletes from age 7 to 12 years with the help of a pre-adapted technique MIQ-C was conducted.

Results. The main types of mental images that are most often used by young athletes have been revealed: first-person visualization, third-person visualization and visualization of muscle performance. The last one (kinesthetic) is the most difficult for children. The highest rates of use of all three methods were noted in children 9-10 years. In the process of the work it was compared the results obtained for the Russian sample, with the results of Canadian researchers. It was revealed that Russian athletes assess their capabilities for visualization higher than young athletes in Canada.

Conclusions. It is necessary to expand a sample, having picked up athletes of those sports which are not presented at this stage of work, and to carry out check of validity of the Russian version of this method on the expanded sample.

Sections: Methods;

Received: 01/23/2018
Accepted: 02/18/2018
Pages: 70-80
DOI: 10.11621/vsp.2018.01.70

Keywords: sports psychology; mental training; mental imagery; mental representation; testing of the methodology; young athletes;

Available Online 30.03.2018

Table 1.

Пол

Возраст

(лет)

Российская выборка

Канадская выборка

Мин

 

Макс

 

Среднее значение

Стандарт. отклон.

Мин

 

Макс

 

Среднее значение

Стандарт. отклон.

Представление движения от первого лица

 

Ж

7—8

5.50

6.00

5.75

0.35

4.67

5.28

4.97

0.99

9—10

3.75

7.00

6.07

1.12

4.97

5.62

5.30

0.99

11—12

4.25

7.00

6.26

0.87

4.40

4.89

5.20

1.04

 

М

7—8

3.25

7.00

6.41

1.07

4.64

5.41

5.03

0.98

9—10

3.75

7.00

6.41

0.82

4.75

5.61

5.18

0.98

11—12

4.00

7.00

6.34

0.68

5.05

5.80

5.42

1.12

Представление движения от третьего лица

 

Ж

7—8

5.25

6.00

5.63

0.53

5.36

5.92

5.64

1.00

9—10

3.25

7.00

5.92

1.38

5.65

6.25

5.95

0.69

11—12

2.00

7.00

6.20

1.10

5.23

5.79

5.51

1.13

 

М

7—8

3.25

7.00

6.11

1.56

5.06

5.76

5.41

0.97

9—10

4.00

7.00

6.26

0.79

5.56

6.35

5.96

0.55

11—12

1.00

7.00

6.00

1.31

5.37

6.06

5.72

0.97

Кинестетическое представление

 

Ж

7—8

3.25

6.50

4.88

2.30

4.40

5.04

4.72

0.99

9—10

2.75

7.00

5.86

1.25

4.35

5.04

4.70

1.41

11—12

1.00

7.00

5.29

1.57

4.90

5.21

4.90

1.01

 

М

7—8

1.00

7.00

5.59

2.06

4.36

5.16

4.76

0.94

9—10

3.75

7.00

5.94

0.88

4.24

5.15

4.69

0.94

11—12

1.00

7.00

5.66

1.23

4.49

5.28

4.89

1.02

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Veraksa A.N., Yakushina A.A. (2018). Testing of the methodology “Movement Imagery Questionnaire for Children”. Moscow University Psychology Bulletin, 1, 70-80