Development and Validation of the Combined Action Observation and Motor Imagery Ability Questionnaire

Scott, MW ORCID: 0000-0003-1062-3490, Esselaar, M ORCID: 0009-0003-8358-7213, Dagnall, N ORCID: 0000-0003-0657-7604, Denovan, A ORCID: 0000-0002-9082-7225, Marshall, B ORCID: 0000-0003-2557-5399, Deacon, AS, Holmes, PS ORCID: 0000-0003-0821-3580 and Wright, DJ ORCID: 0000-0001-9568-0237 (2024) Development and Validation of the Combined Action Observation and Motor Imagery Ability Questionnaire. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0895-2779

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Abstract

Combined use of action observation and motor imagery (AOMI) is an increasingly popular motor-simulation intervention, which involves observing movements on video while simultaneously imagining the feeling of movement execution. Measuring and reporting participant imagery-ability characteristics are essential in motor-simulation research, but no measure of AOMI ability currently exists. Accordingly, the AOMI Ability Questionnaire (AOMI-AQ) was developed to address this gap in the literature. In Study 1, two hundred eleven participants completed the AOMI-AQ and the kinesthetic imagery subscales of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 and Vividness of Motor Imagery Questionnaire-2. Following exploratory factor analysis, an 8-item AOMI-AQ was found to correlate positively with existing motor-imagery measures. In Study 2, one hundred seventy-four participants completed the AOMI-AQ for a second time after a period of 7-10 days. Results indicate a good test-retest reliability for the AOMI-AQ. The new AOMI-AQ measure provides a valid and reliable tool for researchers and practitioners wishing to assess AOMI ability.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2023-0338. © Human Kinetics, Inc.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	AO+MI; motor imagery during action observation; motor simulation; scale development; 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 13 Education; 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; Sport Sciences
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	Human Kinetics
Date of acceptance:	26 March 2024
Date of first compliant Open Access:	18 June 2024
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2024 07:54
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2025 11:30
DOI or ID number:	10.1123/jsep.2023-0338
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/23500

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