A Study on the Effects of Chinese Classical Dance Movements on College Students' Self-awareness and Emotion Regulation

EasyChair Preprint 3597

Abstract

This research aims to explore the effectiveness of Chinese classical Chinese classical dance therapy group on college students’self-awareness and emotion regulation. A pretest and quasi-experimental design was used for this study, with 172 college students in China as the research object. The experimental group underwent Chinese classical Chinese classical dance therapy twice every week, three hours every time, until eighteen hours later; meanwhile the control group did not handle and train. Members of the two groups were tested before and after the "Introspection Scale", "Body Awareness Scale" and "Emotional Regulation Scale", and statistical tests were performed by single factor covariate analysis (ANOVA) to evaluate the effectiveness of experimental processing. The study found the following: 1. College students participating in the study of Chinese classical Chinese classical dance therapy groups are generally satisfied with or agree with the content of the Chinese classical dance therapy group scheme designed in this study. 2. The Chinese classical Chinese classical dance therapy group can enhance the daily life awareness of college students. 3. The Chinese classical Chinese classical dance therapy group can improve the overall physical awareness, physical use, muscle tension and physical control of university students. 4. The Chinese classical Chinese classical dance therapy group can increase the awareness of college students that breathing can help relax the body. 5. The Chinese classical Chinese classical dance therapy group can improve the overall emotional regulation and emotional reflection of college students. 6. The Chinese classical Chinese classical dance therapy group can improve college students' emotion adjustment strategies, and has a tracking effect on emotional awareness and emotional efficacy. The research results can provide reference and suggestions for psychological counseling practitioners and future research.

Keyphrases: Chinese Classical Dance, emotional regulation., group consultation

@booklet{EasyChair:3597,
  author    = {Ying-Ping Wang and Xiao-Jing Lu and Dian-Huai Shen and Xiao-Qi Ling},
  title     = {A Study on the Effects of Chinese Classical Dance Movements on College Students' Self-awareness and Emotion Regulation},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 3597},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}