INTERVENTION EFFECT OF DANCE THERAPY BASED ON THE SATIR MODEL ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS DURING THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

Background: To investigate the intervention effect of dance therapy based on the Satir Model on the mental health of adolescents with depression during the COVID-19 epidemic. Subjects and methods: A total of 62 adolescents with depression were selected using Symptom Checklist 90 and randomly divided into two groups according to the matching of male and female participants; the experiment group had 32 members and the control group had 30 members. The experiment group received group psychological intervention and dance therapy based on the Satir Model, whereas the control group was not given any intervention. Results: After the intervention, the scores of the experiment group in anxiety and depression are lower than those prior to intervention (p<0.01) and of the control group (p<0.01); the scores of the experiment group in life satisfaction, psychological resilience and their dimensions are higher than those prior to intervention (p<0.01) and higher than those of the control group (p