Efficacy ofDalcroze Eurhythmics inthePsychological Health, Affectivity, Social Relationships, andState of Flow inOlder Adults.
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Research studies suggest that music making has positive effects in cognitive, affective, and social domains among samples of older adults. From a positive psychology standpoint, the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a Dalcroze Eurhythmics (DE)-based intervention in a sample of older adults (N = 11) on the variables related to psychological health, social relationships, affectivity, and state of flow through the use the WHOQOL-BREF, PANAS, and SFSS-2. During the intervention, the participants expressed music through bodily movements, and responded physically to musical stimuli. The mean values of specific indicators of the four variables studied registered positive differences post-test. The indicators related to excitement, enthusiasm, and irritability registered significant values after the intervention. The variable related to positive affectivity, and that related to flow correlated significantly. Conclusion: The DE intervention had positive effects in the variables studied in this sample of older adults. Longer longitudinal studies are needed in this field.
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Elda Nelly Treviño, Javier Álvarez- Bermúdez
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