The effect of dance movement activities on mood state of university students

Abstract

The goal of this study is as follows: (1) to compare the emotional states of college students before and after participating in dance movement activities; (2) to compare the emotional state of the control and experimental group after participating in dance movement activities. The sample consisted of college students at Chongqing Vocational University of Mechanical and Electrical Technology. The experimental group had 30 students with a dance program. The control class had 30 students without dance courses. The samples were divided into two groups: the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group used dance movement activities, and the control group used traditional teaching. The data were collected using the POMS scale commonly used in China. The data were analyzed using SPSS descriptive analysis and a t-test. The result showed that dance movement activities had a positive effect on improving their negative and positive emotions of college students and improving their which has a positive significance in promoting the emotional stability of college students.

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