The Use of Exercise-Related Mental Imagery by Middle-Aged Adults

Q3 Health Professions

Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity Pub Date : 2009-01-30 DOI:10.2202/1932-0191.1031

Bang Hyun Kim, Peter R. Giacobbi

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Abstract

Exercise imagery is an emerging topic in health and exercise psychology research. Previous studies have found that exercise imagery may have cognitive and motivational effects on exercise behaviors. However, the research in exercise imagery has focused primarily on college students and the use of qualitative methods. Therefore, this study expanded previous research by using qualitative methods with middle-aged adults. Specifically, 30 middle-aged adults from 35 to 65 (M=48.13, SD=8.33) that included 11 males and 19 females were interviewed to examine when, where, what (content), and why (function) they used imagery focused on their exercise behaviors. By using grounded theory procedures, results revealed seven higher order themes: exercise technique images, appearance images, health outcome images, plan/strategy images, stress level/emotion images, confidence enhancing images, and energy/drive images. These results were consistent with previous research and theoretical frameworks in imagery. Certain quotes were chosen from the interviews to highlight each higher order theme. Some additional findings were the importance of health imagery, the thoughts of past images of self and comparing to present, making plans/strategies to motivate oneself to exercise, and the relationship between the content and functions of exercise imagery. Overall, this study represented a descriptive basis for research in exercise imagery by using grounded theory analysis and the development of a conceptual framework.

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中年人对运动相关心理意象的使用

运动意象是健康与运动心理学研究中的一个新兴课题。先前的研究发现，运动意象可能对运动行为有认知和激励作用。然而，对运动意象的研究主要集中在大学生身上，并采用定性方法。因此，本研究扩大了以往的研究，采用定性方法，以中年人为研究对象。具体来说，研究人员采访了30名35岁至65岁的中年人(M=48.13, SD=8.33)，其中包括11名男性和19名女性，以检查他们何时、何地、使用什么(内容)和为什么(功能)来关注他们的运动行为。运用基础理论程序，结果揭示了七个高阶主题:运动技巧图像、外观图像、健康结果图像、计划/策略图像、压力水平/情绪图像、增强信心图像和能量/动力图像。这些结果与以往的研究和理论框架是一致的。从访谈中选择了一些引言来突出每个更高层次的主题。健康意象的重要性、过去的自我意象与现在的自我意象的比较、制定激励自己运动的计划/策略以及运动意象的内容与功能之间的关系。总体而言，本研究通过基于理论的分析和概念框架的发展，为运动意象的研究提供了描述性基础。

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Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity is the first peer-reviewed journal devoted to research on the role of imagery in sport, physical activity, exercise, and rehabilitation settings. Imagery, also referred to as cognitive enactment or visualization, is one of the most popular performance enhancement and rehabilitation techniques in sports and physical activity. Journal editors Craig Hall (University of Western Ontario) and Sandra Short (University of North Dakota) are recognized leaders in the field, and the journal’s editorial board represents leading institutions in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. The single destination for all imagery-related research in sports and in physical activity, the Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity is an indispensable tool for scholars and practitioners of imagery, sports science, kinesiology, physical education, and psychology Criteria for publication will include: - Outstanding quality; likely to be widely read and highly cited; - Relevance to the area; - Contribution to the advancement of imagery research; - Interest to specialists in the field and accessible to researchers with interests outside the immediate topic of the paper; - Readability and presentation.