ERIC Number: EJ1333466
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1464-7893
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Mindfulness, Recovery-Stress Balance, and Well-Being among University Dance Students
Research in Dance Education, v23 n1 p142-155 2022
Dance students face many physical and psychological stressors in their training and daily lives, therefore methods for coping with stress are essential for performance enhancement and general wellbeing. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between mindfulness, stress, recovery, and wellbeing among university level vocational dance students. Seventy-two dance students at two Australian universities completed online self-report measures of mindfulness, recovery-stress states, and affect. Correlation coefficients indicated a significant positive relationship between mindfulness and positive affect, and significant negative relationships between mindfulness and stress, and mindfulness and negative affect. MANOVA revealed differences between high mindfulness and low mindfulness groups on general stress, negative affect, and dance-specific recovery. The findings suggested that low mindfulness may be a risk factor for stress in general, and improvements in mindfulness may provide a protective buffer for students coping with a vast array of general and dance-specific demands.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Dance Education, Correlation, Coping, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Well Being, Stress Variables, Stress Management, Measures (Individuals), Risk, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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