Saint-Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of dance-movement training aimed at enhancing emotional self-regulation in women under conditions of socio-economic instability associated with the threat of job loss. Research methods and organization. The study involved 60 women (aged 25–45 years) experiencing issues related to the threat of job loss. The following psychodiagnostic methods were used: the Spielberger-Khanin Anxiety Scale (STAI), McLean’s Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (MSTAT-I), the Ways of Coping Questionnaire by R. Lazarus and S. Folkman (WCQ), and projective tests ("Person in the Rain" by E.V. Romanova, T.I. Sytko, "What Color Am I?" by N.Yu. Oganesyan). To assess motor activity, the psychomotor methods "Body Analysis" and "Analysis of the Body Component of Intelligence" by N.Yu. Oganesyan were applied. Statistical analysis was conducted using the Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests, and correlation analysis was performed using Spearman’s coefficient. To reliably assess independent samples "before" and "after," the effect size (ES) calculation method was used. Research results and conclusions. In women of the experimental group, a significant decrease in anxiety, an increase in tolerance to uncertainty, and an enhancement of adaptive coping strategies (decision planning, assuming responsibility) were observed following the training. Measures of motor activity (movement activity, communicativeness within the group) also improved. No significant changes were recorded in the control group. Dance-movement therapy demonstrated high effectiveness in enhancing emotional self-regulation in women under conditions of instability associated with the threat of job loss.
dance-movement therapy, emotional self-regulation, socio-economic instability, anxiety, coping strategies
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