Personality, stress, and injuries in professional ballet dancers
| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Persönlichkeit, Belastung und Verletzungen professioneller Balletttänzer |
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| Autor: | Hamilton, Linda H.; Hamilton, William G.; Meltzer, James D.; Marshall, Peter; Molnar, Marika |
| Erschienen in: | The American journal of sports medicine |
| Veröffentlicht: | 17 (1989), Bd. 2, S. 263-267, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0363-5465, 1552-3365 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU198910038532 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Twenty-nine soloist and principal dancers (mean age, 29.08 years) from Americas two most celebrated ballet companies were administered questionnaires measuring personality (API), occupational stress (OES), strain (PSQ), and coping mechanisms (PRQ), and injury patterns. The results revealed that male dancers demonstrated significantly more negative personality traits and psychological distress than female dancers or men in the general population. In addition, physical stress and personality traits, characteristic of the overachiever, distinguished injured dancers. It is suggested that classical ballets emphasis on the ballerina may be at odds with a masculine identity in male dancers. Furthermore, the qualities that lead to success in this profession may contribute to injuries if carried to an extreme. Verf.-Referat