Lomonosov Psychology Journal
ISSN 0137-0936
eISSN 2309-9852
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ISSN 0137-0936
eISSN 2309-9852

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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

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.

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;

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Available Online: 03/30/2018

Veraksa A.N., Leonov S.V., Gorovaya A.E. (2011). Psychological features of artistic gymnasts. The Moscow University Psychology Bulletin, 4, 134-147

The results of investigation of psychological characteristics of 13 high-skilled rhythmic gymnasts are presented. The experimental procedure was conducted by means of “Sport imagery questionnaire” (SIQ) and objective methods (“Chronoscope-2006”, “Aktivaziometr”). It was shown that gymnasts prefer to use imageries of cognitive type but not motivational and use internal perspective of imagery versus external one. Participants were classified in all degree of movement’s coordination level, i.e. in spite of their professional high-level; they are varied in the way of mastering movement.

Pages: 134-147

Keywords: sport psychology; sports psychology; temporality; image; artistic gymnastic; Sport imagery questionnaire;

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