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4th Annual Conference of the Scientific Association of Creative Arts Therapies e.V.

Scientific Association of Creative Arts Therapies e.V. (WFKT)

29.10. - 30.10.2021, online

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Online versus face-to-face: comparing dance movement interventions for adult well-being

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  • Nadia Henkes - SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

Wissenschaftliche Fachgesellschaft für Künstlerische Therapien e.V.. 4. Jahrestagung der Wissenschaftlichen Fachgesellschaft für Künstlerische Therapien (WFKT) 2021. sine loco [digital], 29.-30.10.2021. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2024. Doc21wfkt12

doi: 10.3205/21wfkt12, urn:nbn:de:0183-21wfkt129

Published: September 11, 2024

© 2024 Henkes.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, online dance therapy sessions have become both a necessity and an opportunity. To explore the differences of effects on well-being in online versus face-to-face dance movement therapy interventions, the authors have conducted a pre-post-test study with 13 participants online and 14 participants face-to-face. Results suggest a significant increase in well-being over time in both groups, however no difference regarding the format. Moreover, descriptive values suggest a higher well-being of the online group after the intervention. Possible explanations for the findings and limitations of the study are discussed.