Hall, C. R., Mack, D. E., Paivio, A., & Hausenblas, H. A. (in press). Imagery use by athletes: Development of the Sport Imagery Questionnaire.

The Sport Imagery Questionnaire is a 30-item self-report questionnaire that asks athletes to rate on a 7-point Likert-type scale (1 = rarely, 7 = often) how often they use imagery in five different ways:

1. Cognitive Specific (e.g., imaging perfectly executed sport skills);
2. Cognitive General (e.g., imaging strategies of play);
3. Motivation General - Mastery (e.g., imaging staying focused and solving problems);
4. Motivation General - Arousal (e.g., imaging the arousal, stress, and anxiety that may accompany performance); and
5. Motivation Specific (e.g., imaging specific goals and outcomes).

Implication. This tool is appropriate for research use and has the potential to indicate to coaches areas of imagery skills that might need to be enhanced.

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