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Sports ballroom dances as a method of correction of anxiety at teenagers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

V.A. Moskvin*
Affiliation:
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

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Introduction

Ballrom dancing as a sport now has a great popularity in Russia, therefore it is necessary to determine features of its influence on dancer's personality.

Objectives

The hypothesis of this date has the following issue: regular employment of sports dances (under the European and Latin American program) are a method of correction of anxiety 13–14 years old teenagers.

Aims

At a preliminary investigation phase we selected ten teenagers (4 boys and 6 girls), which hadn’t been engaged in any kinds cognitive activity, except school classes and having high anxiety indicators. At the basic investigation phase teenagers became members of a dance sports club and the psychological monitoring was carried out.

Methods

During our research work we applied the test of R.Cattell (form HSPQ), the test of Ch. Spiellberger. Various methods of observation, interview, and also methods of mathematical statistics, particularly factor of correlation of K. Pearson, criterion of F. Wilcoxon were used.

Results

According to the R. Cattell test the tendency of anxiety decrease is fixed. Anxiety (scale O) was stably normalized at 80% of testees that positivly correlates with the results under the Ch. Spiellberger test results (r = 0,85). Two girls showed fluctuations of anxiety on the eve competitions.

Conclusions

Dancing sports develop ability to fruitful cooperation with adults and peer at teenagers, raise selfconfidence, form skills of self-organizing of their life. Reliable results on anxiety normalization are reached (p ≤ 0,005), hence, sports ballroom dances can be considered as a correction method for high by anxious teenagers.

Type
P01-166
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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