Wright David J, Scott Matthew W, Kraeutner Sarah N, Barhoun Pamela, Bertollo Maurizio, Campbell Mark J, Waltzing Baptiste M, Dahm Stephan F, Esselaar Maaike, Frank Cornelia, Hardwick Robert M, Fuelscher Ian, Marshall Ben, Hodges Nicola J, Hyde Christian, Holmes Paul S
Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom.
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2024 Oct 15;15:1454107. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1454107. eCollection 2024.
The aim of this research was to establish prevalence estimates for aphantasia, hypophantasia, typical imagery ability, and hyperphantasia in a large multi-national cohort. In Study 1, the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire was completed by 3,049 participants. Results indicated prevalence estimates of 1.2% for aphantasia, 3% for hypophantasia, 89.9% for typical imagery ability, and 5.9% for hyperphantasia. In Study 2, to replicate these findings in a larger sample, the Study 1 data were combined with openly available data from previous prevalence studies to create a total sample of 9,063 participants. Re-analysis of this data confirmed prevalence estimates of 0.9% for aphantasia, 3.3% for hypophantasia, 89.7% for typical imagery ability, and 6.1% for hyperphantasia. These robust and up-to-date estimates provide enhanced clarity to researchers regarding the prevalence of differing visual imagery abilities and provide a platform for future studies exploring the role of visual imagery in various cognitive and behavioral tasks.
本研究的目的是在一个大型跨国队列中确定无想象能力、低想象能力、典型意象能力和高想象能力的患病率估计值。在研究1中，3049名参与者完成了视觉意象生动性问卷。结果表明，无想象能力的患病率估计为1.2%，低想象能力为3%，典型意象能力为89.9%，高想象能力为5.9%。在研究2中，为了在更大的样本中重复这些发现，将研究1的数据与先前患病率研究中公开可用的数据相结合，创建了一个包含9063名参与者的总样本。对这些数据的重新分析证实，无想象能力的患病率估计为0.9%，低想象能力为3.3%，典型意象能力为89.7%，高想象能力为6.1%。这些可靠且最新的估计值为研究人员提供了关于不同视觉意象能力患病率的更清晰信息，并为未来探索视觉意象在各种认知和行为任务中的作用的研究提供了一个平台。
