Effect of Latin Dance on Middle School Girls' Social Physique Anxiety and Physical Self-esteem

NCT05527561 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Liu Xutao
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 58
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Latin dance is a kind of sports dance, which originated in Latin America, includes the rumba, samba, Cha Cha Cha, bullfighting dances and cowboy dances. Latin dance has bright and strong music rhythm, passion, bold, romantic style, Latin dance has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Latin dance offers a unique dimension that traditional aerobic exercise does not, namely interpersonal communication and interactivity. Dancing may provide additional cognitive benefits compared to other forms of PA, such as walking. Latin dance also provides a unique dimension that traditional aerobic exercise does not, that is, it is a complex sensory-motor rhythmic activity that integrates a variety of physical, cognitive and social factors. Based on the unique charm of Latin dance and previous articles on the influence of dance on social physique anxiety and physical self-esteem, there are few articles on Latin dance, and none of them have studied the influence of Latin dance on these two variables. This study analyzes the Latin dance on the social physique anxiety and physical self-esteem of middle school girls and provides theoretical support for the study to improve the social physique anxiety and physical self-esteem of middle school students, as well as to promote Latin dance. To promote the diversification of Chinese middle school sports in dance teaching.

Conditions

Mental Health Issue; Physical Illness

Keywords

Latin dance; Social physique anxiety; Physical self-esteem

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Social physique anxiety performance of middle school girls

  Test by Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS). The Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS) was employed to measure Social physique anxiety. The respondents are asked to rate 12 statements on a 5-point Likert type scale. The anchors are 'not at all' (1), 'slightly' (2), 'moderately' (3), 'very' (4), and 'extremely' (5). Examples of items are: 'I am comfortable with the appearance of my physique' and 'Unattractive features of my physique/figure make me nervous in certain social settings'. Previous research with SPAS has demonstrated test-retest reliability and internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha values of around 0.90.

  Pretest: Before experiment

• Physical self-esteem performance of middle school girls

  Test by Physical Self-perception Profile (PSPP). The Physical Self-perception Profile (PSPP) is a 30-item self-report questionnaire consisting of five sub-domains, each of which has six items. The sub-domains are: Perceived (1) Sport Competence (Sport), (2) Physical Conditioning (Condition), (3) Bodily Attractiveness (Body), (4) Physical Strength (Strength), and (5) Physical Self-Worth (PSW). Two alternative statements or descriptions of people are presented, from which the individuals can choose the one which best describes themselves, ranging from 'sort of true' to 'really true'. Each item is then scored from 1 to 4.

  Pretest: Before experiment

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Social physique anxiety performance of middle school girls

  Mid-test: 6 weeks end

• Physical self-esteem performance of middle school girls

  Mid-test: 6 weeks end

Other Outcomes (2)

• Social physique anxiety performance of middle school girls

  Post-test: 12 weeks end

• Physical self-esteem performance of middle school girls

  Post-test: 12 weeks end

Study Arms (2)

Latin Dance-Rumba

EXPERIMENTAL

Rumba dance training was shown for the 1-6 weeks.

Behavioral: Latin dance: Rumba; Behavioral: Latin dance: Cha Cha Cha

Latin Dance-Cha Cha Cha

EXPERIMENTAL

Cha Cha Cha dance training for the 7-12 weeks.

Behavioral: Latin dance: Rumba; Behavioral: Latin dance: Cha Cha Cha

Interventions

Latin dance: Rumba BEHAVIORAL

Latin dance is a kind of sports dance, which originated in Latin America, includes the rumba, samba, Cha Cha Cha, bullfighting dances and cowboy dances. The intensity of the training is increasing in the first 20 minutes, and the intensity is gradually decreasing in the next 5 minutes.

Latin Dance-Cha Cha Cha; Latin Dance-Rumba

Latin dance: Cha Cha Cha BEHAVIORAL

Latin dance is a kind of sports dance, which originated in Latin America, includes the rumba, samba, Cha Cha Cha, bullfighting dances and cowboy dances. The intensity of the training is increasing in the first 20 minutes, and the intensity is gradually decreasing in the next 5 minutes.

Latin Dance-Cha Cha Cha; Latin Dance-Rumba

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• The population must be middle school girls and between the ages of 13 and 15;
• Contestants must be in good health, but must not have a Latin dance background;
• Only students who can complete these training requirements can be included in the research data.

You may not qualify if:

• Boys in middle school should be excluded from this study;
• Some girls' students with professional dance foundation should be excluded;
• Participants were not healthy middle school students such as patients, mental patient, drug addiction, or special students who were seriously depressed, sub-health;
• Students who are consistently late or absent from training sessions will eventually be excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Putra Malaysia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Shanghai United International School

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201700, China

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

• Kandola A, Ashdown-Franks G, Hendrikse J, Sabiston CM, Stubbs B. Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2019 Dec;107:525-539. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.09.040. Epub 2019 Oct 2.

  PMID: 31586447 BACKGROUND

• Aguinaga S, Marquez DX. Impact of Latin Dance on Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Sedentary Behavior Among Latinos Attending an Adult Day Center. J Aging Health. 2019 Mar;31(3):397-414. doi: 10.1177/0898264317733206. Epub 2017 Sep 27.

  PMID: 29254398 BACKGROUND

• Hagger MS, Stevenson A. Social physique anxiety and physical self-esteem: gender and age effects. Psychol Health. 2010 Jan;25(1):89-110. doi: 10.1080/08870440903160990.

  PMID: 20391209 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• This article is from National Library of Medicine.
• This article is from National Library of Medicine.
• This article is from National Library of Medicine.

Study Officials

• Xutao Liu, PhD

  University Putra Malaysia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Xutao Liu, PhD

CONTACT

+8617679221125; 17679221125@163.com

Kim Geok Soh, Professor

CONTACT

03-97698153; kims@upm.edu.my

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: In this experiment, the experimental group conducted the Latin dance training content intervention designed in this study. In contrast, the control group will exercise basketball training content intended.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2022
• First Posted: September 2, 2022
• Study Start: August 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 25, 2022
• Study Completion: January 20, 2023
• Last Updated: September 2, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)