Harrison Carly, Ruddock Scott, Mayes Susan, Cook Jill, O'Halloran Paul, Ferrar Katia, Li Xia, Ruddock Mandy
School of Psychology and Public Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.
The Australian Ballet, Southbank, VIC, Australia.
J Dance Med Sci. 2025 Jun;29(2):67-76. doi: 10.1177/1089313X241272136. Epub 2024 Aug 14.
Mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches have been trialled in professional sport. The present pilot study was a randomized controlled trial with professional ballet dancers investigating the effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) approach, developed for athletes, compared to an education program which included topics relevant to ballet and performance. Participants included 16 professional ballet dancers (2 men and 14 women) who were randomly assigned into either the MAC or education group for 1 session per week, for 6 weeks. Participants were assessed pre-and post-intervention using the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport (MIS) and the Acceptance Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II). Within 2 weeks of the final mindfulness session, all participants completed a semi-structured interview. No differences were found when comparing the questionnaire responses between pre- and post- intervention, nor between the MAC group and the control group at post intervention for all subscales. Although dancers reported in the interviews that the sessions were valuable, they advised their ability to dedicate time to mindfulness ongoing would be challenging. Mindfulness interventions, as explored in this study, show promise to promote the well-being of professional ballet dancers. For consistent and ongoing mindfulness practice, future designs should seek to embed mindfulness practice into dancer and company schedules.
基于正念和接纳的方法已在职业体育中进行了试验。本试点研究是一项针对职业芭蕾舞演员的随机对照试验，旨在研究为运动员开发的正念-接纳-承诺（MAC）方法与一个包含与芭蕾和表演相关主题的教育项目相比的有效性。参与者包括16名职业芭蕾舞演员（2名男性和14名女性），他们被随机分配到MAC组或教育组，每周参加一次课程，共6周。在干预前后，使用运动正念量表（MIS）和接纳行动问卷（AAQ-II）对参与者进行评估。在最后一次正念课程的2周内，所有参与者完成了一次半结构化访谈。在比较干预前后的问卷回复时，以及在干预后比较MAC组和对照组的所有子量表时，均未发现差异。尽管舞者们在访谈中表示这些课程很有价值，但他们表示持续投入时间进行正念练习具有挑战性。本研究中探索的正念干预措施显示出有望促进职业芭蕾舞演员的幸福感。为了进行持续且不间断的正念练习，未来的设计应寻求将正念练习融入舞者和舞团的日程安排中。
