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Title: | Intensive Tango Dance Program for People With Self-Referred Affective Symptoms | Contributor(s): | Pinniger, Rosa (author); Thorsteinsson, Einar B (author)![]() |
Publication Date: | 2013 | DOI: | 10.1177/1943862112470143 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12964 | Abstract: | Recent research shows that tango dance may be an effective strategy for influencing symptoms that contribute to mood disorders. In this study, we examined the efficacy of a short-duration intensive tango program (ie, 2 weeks). Forty-one participants were randomized to tango dance (1½ hours, 4 times/week for 2 weeks) or to a wait-list control condition. Self-rated symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, self-efficacy, satisfaction with life and mindfulness were assessed at pretest, posttest, and 1 month later. Tango group participants showed significant reductions in depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia at posttest relative to the controls, whereas satisfaction with life and self-efficacy were significantly increased. At 1-month follow-up, depression, anxiety, and stress levels remained reduced relative to the wait-list controls. Thus, this brief but intensive program of tango dance was shown to be an effective strategy in alleviating mood disorders in people who self-report these symptoms. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Music and Medicine, 5(1), p. 15-22 | Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1943-863X 1943-8621 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology 170114 Sport and Exercise Psychology |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520107 Sport and exercise psychology 520302 Clinical psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920199 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200199 Clinical health not elsewhere classified | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Psychology |
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