Imagery Ability and Imagery Perspective Preference: A Study of Their Relationship and Age- and Gender-Related Changes

Karen P Y Liu; Monica Lai; Shirley S M Fong; Michelle Bissett

doi:10.1155/2019/7536957

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Imagery Ability and Imagery Perspective Preference: A Study of Their Relationship and Age- and Gender-Related Changes

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Imagery Ability and Imagery Perspective Preference: A Study of Their Relationship and Age- and Gender-Related Changes

Karen P Y Liu, Monica Lai, Shirley S M Fong and Michelle Bissett

Behavioural neurology, Vol.2019, pp.1-9

31/07/2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/7536957

PMCID: PMC6701277

PMID: 31467614

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Imagination - physiology

Movement

Psychomotor Performance

Visual Perception - physiology

This study examined if imagery ability (i.e., vividness and temporal congruence between imagined and executed knee extensions) and imagery perspective preference were affected by ageing and gender. Ninety-four participants, 31 young, 43 intermediate, and 20 older adults completed the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 and a knee extension temporal congruence test to reflect on their imagery ability and an imagery perspective preference test. Male participants had a better imagery ability than the female participants. However, significant age-related changes in imagery ability were not found in the three age groups. Change in imagery perspective preference with a trend towards an external imagery perspective was observed with ageing, but not between male and female. The results suggest that imagery ability may be preserved with ageing. As individuals age, their preference for using an imagery perspective shifts from a more internal to a more external perspective. This understanding is important when designing future imagery research and real-life application or clinical intervention.

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Title: Imagery Ability and Imagery Perspective Preference: A Study of Their Relationship and Age- and Gender-Related Changes
Creators: Karen P Y Liu - Translation Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Australia
Monica Lai - Western Sydney University
Shirley S M Fong - School of Nursing and Healthcare, Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education, Hong Kong.
Michelle Bissett - Griffith University
Publication Details: Behavioural neurology, Vol.2019, pp.1-9
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Identifiers: 991013053612002368
Copyright: Copyright © 2019 Karen P. Y. Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Academic Unit: Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Imagery Ability and Imagery Perspective Preference: A Study of Their Relationship and Age- and Gender-Related Changes

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