Psychological Effects of Dance and Movement at Adulthood – Preliminary Research –
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2015, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: It is widely accepted that dance and movement have positive effects over one’s wellbeing. Body movement is strongly connected to internal feelings; therefore altering the movement behavior would lead to psychological changes. In addition, physical exercise will improve health and facilitate personal development. The research over the therapeutic effects of dance and movement will be based on this preliminary research. Objectives: The main objective is to highlight the effects of dance and movement on several psychological dimensions: body image, verbalization of emotions, self-esteem, anxiety, stress and body awareness. For achieving this goal, the study involved 100 subjects aged 25 to 57 who were divided into two groups (54 subjects who practiced dance and movement, and 46 who did not). The second objective was to validate an instrument which can measure the psychological effects of dance and movement. Methods: The questionnaire entitled „Psychological effects of dance and movement” was constructed specifically for this research and it was validated by calculating the Cronbach-Alfa index. The methodology is based only on a quantitative research. As a consequence, the subsequent aim is to illustrate the qualitative and also the therapeutic perspective of dance and movement. Results: The results show that several psychological dimensions have been improved due to practicing dance/movement. Most of the psychological dimensions tested in the questionnaire resulted in p=0.000 < p=0.005, which means that the entire hypothesis is accepted. Conclusions: The result of SPSS descriptive analysis and the psychological interpretations of the data revealed that body image, the ability to communicate emotions, self-esteem, anxiety and stress levels and body consciousness were positively influenced by practicing dance and movement
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Flavia D. Cardaş
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