A Measurement and Conceptual Investigation of Exercise Imagery Establishing Construct Validity

We assessed the factor structure of a revised version of the Exercise Imagery Inventory (EII; Giacobbi, Hausenblas, & Penfield, 2005), second-order interrelationships for cognitive and motivational forms of mental imagery, and associations with exercise behavior and barriers self-efficacy. A con...

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Published in:Research quarterly for exercise and sport 2010-12, Vol.81 (4), p.485-493
Main Authors: Giacobbi, Peter R., Tuccitto, Daniel E., Buman, Matthew P., Munroe-Chandler, Krista
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Association (Psychology)
Barriers
Behavior
College Students
Construct Validity
Disproportionate Representation
Educational Research
Educational Testing
Error of Measurement
Evidence
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Exercise behavior
Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Factor Structure
Female
Humans
Imagery
Imagery (Psychotherapy)
Leisure Activities
Male
Measurement Techniques
Measures (Individuals)
Mental imagery
Motivation
Number Concepts
Psychometrics
R&D
Reproducibility of Results
Research & development
Researchers
Self Efficacy
Skill Development
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Test Content
Test Validity
Validity
Visualization
Young Adult
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Summary:We assessed the factor structure of a revised version of the Exercise Imagery Inventory (EII; Giacobbi, Hausenblas, & Penfield, 2005), second-order interrelationships for cognitive and motivational forms of mental imagery, and associations with exercise behavior and barriers self-efficacy. A convenience sample of 358 (M age = 20.55 years, SD = 3.88) college students completed the EII-revised (EII-R), a measure of barriers self-efficacy and the Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire. The EII-R demonstrated reliability and factorial validity with good model fit statistics. We observed second-order relationships among scale scores and discriminant validity evidence that distinguished cognitive (e.g., exercise technique, exercise routines) and motivational (e.g., appearance/health, exercise self-efficacy, exercise feelings) factors. The second-order imagery factors were significantly and moderately associated with barriers self-efficacy and exercise behavior.
ISSN:0270-1367
2168-3824
DOI:10.1080/02701367.2010.10599710