Feldenkrais to Improve Interoceptive Processes and Psychological Well-Being in Female Adolescent Ballet Dancers: A Feasibility Study

Autor/inn/en	Wallman-Jones, Amie; Mölders, Claudia; Schmidt, Mirko; Schärli, Andrea
Titel	Feldenkrais to Improve Interoceptive Processes and Psychological Well-Being in Female Adolescent Ballet Dancers: A Feasibility Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Dance Education, 23 (2023) 3, S.254-266 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wallman-Jones, Amie) ORCID (Schmidt, Mirko) ORCID (Schärli, Andrea)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-0824
DOI	10.1080/15290824.2021.2009121
Schlagwörter	Dance; Well Being; Adolescents; Females; Mental Health; Program Effectiveness; Intervention; Physical Health; Holistic Approach; Dance Education; Human Body; Motion; Metacognition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Tanz; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Weibliches Geschlecht; Psychohygiene; Gesundheitszustand; Holistischer Ansatz; Dance; Education; Tanzerziehung; Menschlicher Körper; Bewegungsablauf; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition
Abstract	The Feldenkrais Method® (FM) is a form of somatic education aiming to increase brain-body communication, reportedly via interoceptive mechanisms. Although empirically proven to improve perceived interoceptive ability and psychological well-being in adults, feasibility in adolescents remains unclear. We therefore used a combined randomized control-group pretest-posttest design with qualitative interviews to explore the feasibility of an eight-week FM intervention to enhance interoceptive processes and psychological well-being in a population of adolescent female recreational ballet dancers. Participants' (N = 12, M[subscript age] = 14.25 ± 1.29) interoceptive accuracy, perceived interoceptive ability, and psychological well-being were measured pre- and post-intervention, followed by individual interviews. Interview responses demonstrated high enjoyment, increased perceived embodied criticality, and reduced social comparison, supported by a significant increase in self-reported attention regulation (p = 0.042) in the intervention group. These preliminary findings support the feasibility of FM in this population and thus warrant further research using well-powered randomized controlled trials. (As Provided).
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