《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5): 580-583.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.05.019

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Construct Validity of Chinese Version of Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire

LIU Hua1, CHENG Yu-qi1, LI Yang1, ZHANG Tong2,3, RONG Xiang-jiang1   

  1. 1. Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, School of Kinesiology and Health, Beijing 100191, China;
    2. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China;
    3. Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2017-01-03 Revised:2017-02-21 Published:2017-05-25 Online:2017-05-24
  • Contact: LIU Hua. E-mail: liuhua@cupes.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective To explore the construct validity of the Chinese version of Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ)-20 and KVIQ-10 in stroke patients and normal people. Methods From October, 2012, to March, 2014, 60 stroke patients and 60 normal people with matched gender and age participated in this study. They were assessed with the Chinese version of KVIQ-20 and KVIQ-10. The construct validity was investigated with factor analysis. Results Two factors were extracted from KVIQ-20 for stroke patients after varimax rotation, that accounted for 62.4% of the variance, as well as KVIQ-10 with 67.6% of the variance. Two factors were extracted from KVIQ-20 for normal people with 76.1% of the variance, as well as the KVIQ-10 with 69.6% of the variance. The factors could be named as visual imagery and kinesthetic imagery. Conclusion The Chinese version of KVIQ-20 and KVIQ-10 has good construct validity for assessing motor imagery from the dimensions of visual imagery and kinesthetic imagery, both in patients with stroke and normal people.

Key words: Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire, Chinese version, motor imagery, visual imagery, kinesthetic imagery, construct validity

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