Examining problem solving skills of the students practising dance for 12 weeks in terms of gender variable.
Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: It is thought that emotional responses to themselves, their environments and life in daily life of individuals overcoming problems and finding effective solutions will be positive, too. This study has been carried out with the aim of examining problem solving skills depending of 12-week dance practice of university students. The study group of the research is consisted of 50 students practicing modern dance for 12 weeks in Dilek Sabanci State Conservatory, Selcuk University in 2009.In order to determine problem solving skills of the subjects in research sample, “problem solving scale” called Form-A (PSI-A) , originally named “Problem Solving Inventory” and developed by P.P. Heppner and C.H. Petersen (1982) was used. The received data were analyzed in SPSS software package by using frequency distribution, One Sample Kolmogorow-Smirnov test and t test.In conclusion, it has been found that the problem solving skills of the subjects participated in research differed at the beginning and at the end of dance practice.
Authors: Mehibe Akandere, Gülsüm Baştuğ, Halil Demir, Özden Taşğın
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1005348429