The pressure to succeed - promoting mental health and well-being in young vocational dancers

成功的压力——促进年轻职业舞者的心理健康和福祉

• 批准号: 2741371
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2741371
• 关键词: pressure; succeed; promoting; mental; health

Findings in a study on dance students points to that 45% of the participating dancers suffered from at least one mental health issue during an academic year while 30% reported a mental health issue as their most severe health problem (van Winden et al. 2019). Poor mental health can arise through increasing stress resulting from different sources, such as parental, academic, and peer-related pressures. The often intense, vocational dance environments seem, additionally, to present a unique set of pressures which could have a negative impact on students' mental health and well-being. Yet, we know little about these stressors and their influence on young dancers' mental health. How we perceive stress can alleviate its negative effects on mental health and well-being. If stress is, for example, appraised as a challenge rather than a threat, it can increase lived positive emotions, lower anxiety and promote well-being. Therefore, using techniques such as imagery and stress re-appraisal can possibly help dancers cope with stress more positively and promote better mental health and well-being. In addition, as intense dance school environments can potentially also influence the students' mental health by alleviating or exacerbating stress, it seems important to additionally ensure that a positive psychological climate is created within the school to support the dancers in coping with the unique stressors they experience. In sum, understanding the stress-related experiences of vocational ballet dancers and supporting them in overcoming stress is important. However, to our knowledge, no intervention exists that is tailored to the specific needs of young vocational dancers, leaving them vulnerable to mental health problems. Therefore, the broad aims of this project are to: Identify stressors experienced by young vocational dancers throughout vocational trainingCo-develop an intervention that teaches dancers to re-appraise stress, create a positive psychological climate in the school and promote better mental health in vocational dancers Methodology and TechniquesThis collaborative project will be conducted at Elmhurst Ballet School, an independent vocational dance school for dancers aged 11-19 who aspire to become professional dancers. The characteristics of this school will enable the design and implementation of the intervention which aims to regulate stress and enhance the psychological climate in a dance setting. The following mixed-methods approach will be used to address the project's objectives:Questionnaires and focus groups will be used with dancers and teachers to identify specific stressors experienced which could potentially influence dancers' mental health. An intervention will be co-developed with input from dancers and teachers at Elmhurst Ballet School, which will focus on ways to regulate stress and create a positive psychological climate. The feasibility and effectiveness of the intervention will be evaluated using qualitative and quantitative methods.

一项关于舞蹈学生的研究结果指出，45%的参与舞者在一个学年中至少有一个心理健康问题，而30%的人报告心理健康问题是他们最严重的健康问题（货车Winden等人，2019年）。心理健康状况不佳可能是由于来自不同来源的压力增加而引起的，例如父母，学术和同龄人相关的压力。此外，经常激烈的职业舞蹈环境似乎呈现出一种独特的压力，可能对学生的心理健康和福祉产生负面影响。然而，我们对这些压力源及其对年轻舞者心理健康的影响知之甚少。我们如何看待压力可以减轻其对心理健康和幸福的负面影响。例如，如果压力被评估为挑战而不是威胁，它可以增加生活的积极情绪，降低焦虑并促进幸福。因此，使用意象和压力重新评估等技术可能有助于舞者更积极地科普压力，促进更好的心理健康和幸福感。此外，由于紧张的舞蹈学校环境也可能通过减轻或加剧压力来影响学生的心理健康，因此似乎还必须确保在学校内创造积极的心理氛围，以支持舞蹈演员应对他们所经历的独特压力。总之，了解职业芭蕾舞演员的压力相关经验，并支持他们克服压力是很重要的。然而，据我们所知，没有针对年轻职业舞蹈演员的具体需求的干预措施，使他们容易受到心理健康问题的影响。因此，该项目的总体目标是：确定年轻职业舞蹈演员在整个职业培训过程中所经历的压力共同制定一项干预措施，教导舞蹈演员重新评估压力，在学校创造积极的心理氛围，促进职业舞蹈演员更好的心理健康方法和技术这一合作项目将在埃尔姆赫斯特芭蕾舞学校进行，一所独立的职业舞蹈学校，面向11-19岁有志成为专业舞蹈演员的舞者。这所学校的特点将使设计和实施的干预，旨在调节压力，提高舞蹈环境中的心理气氛。将采用以下混合方法来实现项目目标：将对舞蹈演员和教师使用调查表和焦点小组，以确定可能影响舞蹈演员心理健康的具体压力源。干预措施将与埃尔姆赫斯特芭蕾舞学校的舞蹈演员和教师共同制定，重点是调节压力和创造积极心理氛围的方法。将使用定性和定量方法评估干预措施的可行性和有效性。