Validation and reliability of the imagery ability for wheelchair basketball players
JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES & PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.15, sa.2, ss.395-410, 2025 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.51865/jesp.2025.2.33
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES & PSYCHOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.395-410
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The current study aimed to adapt the Wheelchair Imagery Ability Questionnaire (WIAQ) into Turkish and to evaluate its psychometric properties among 131 wheelchair basketball players. The adaptation process followed standard cross-cultural procedures, including translation, expert review, and content validation. Sampling adequacy was excellent (KMO = .913; Bartlett's test, p < .001). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor structure-External Visual Imagery, Internal Visual Imagery, and Kinesthetic Imagery-with an excellent model fit (CFI = .99, TLI = .99, SRMR = .06, RMSEA = .08). Reliability analyses showed high internal consistency across subscales (alpha = .88-.94; CR = .95-.97) and for the total scale (alpha = .98; CR = .97). Factor loadings (.65-.93) and item-level R2 values (>= .40) confirmed convergent validity. Overall, the Turkish version of the WIAQ preserves the original factorial structure and demonstrates strong reliability and validity, providing a robust tool for imagery research and PETTLEP-based interventions in Turkish wheelchair basketball.