Influence of dance movement on women's psychophysical health

Cilj istraživanja: Ispitati kakav utjecaj ima plesni pokret s emocionalnom komponentom na psihičko i fizičko zdravlje žena, utvrditi postojanje razlika u odnosu na dob, razinu obrazovanja, mjesto stanovanja, bračni status, ekonomski status i plesnu skupinu. Nacrt studije: Presječno istraživanje. Ispitanici i metode: U ispitivanju je sudjelovalo 62 ispitanice koje su bile uključene u ples s emocionalnom komponentom kroz tri plesne skupine. Upotrijebljen je anonimni upitnik s općim, sociodemografskim te pitanjima na Likvertovoj skali. Rezultati: Rezultati ovog istraživanja pokazali su da u razdoblju nakon plesa, ispitanice se u više od 30 % slažu u potpunosti sa svim tvrdnjama, dok samo jedna osoba navodi da se uopće ne slaže s tvrdnjom da jako dobro tolerira stres, a 6,5 % ih se uopće ne slaže s tvrdnjom da su zadovoljne svojim seksualnim životom. U svim tvrdnjama u razdoblju nakon plesa, značajno su više ocjene (veće slaganje) u odnosu na prije pohađanja plesa. Najveće poboljšanje je u tvrdnji da se osjećaju senzualnom osobom gdje je medijan ocjene prije plesa bio 2, a u razdoblju nakon plesa medijan 5. Udane ispitanice značajno se više slažu s tvrdnjom da su osobe koje vole sebe u odnosu na slobodne ili na one koje su u vezi. Zaključak: Plesni pokret s emocionalnom komponentom ima pozitivni utjecaj na psihofizičko zdravlje žena. Postoji značajna razlika između razdoblja dok nisu krenule vježbati ples s emocionalnom komponentom i razdoblja kada su vježbale ples s emocionalnom komponentomAim of the study: to examine the influence of a dancing movement with an emotional component on both psychological and physical health of women; to determine existence of differences regarding age, level of education, place of residence, marital status, economic status and a dancing group. Study design: a prospective cross-sectional study. Examinees and methods: Sixty-two female examinees who were included into dancing with an emotional component organized in three groups, participated in this research. An anonymous survey with general, sociodemographic and Likert-scale based questions, was used. Results: Results of this research have shown that in the period after the dancing, more than 30% of female examinees completely agree with all the statements, whereas only one person claims that she completely disagrees with this theory due to the fact that she tolerates stress well. 6,5% of examinees completely oppose the theory of being satisfied with their sexual life. In all these statements in the period after the dancing, the grades are significantly higher (greater agreement) regarding the period before the dance attendance. The greatest improvement is shown in the statement which says that they feel as a sensual person, where the grade median before the dancing period was 2. After the dancing period, it raised to 5. Married female examinees significantly agree with the statement that they are the persons who love themselves, compared to both single persons and persons who are in a relationship. Conclusion: Dancing movement with an emotional component has a positive influence on psychophysical health of women. There is a significant difference between the period before they started practicing dance with an emotional component and the period while they were practicing i