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Ballet students showed greater psychological inflexibility than music students and students without any training. Data confirm prior findings that practice of ballet can have a potential impact on mental health.
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Why is it important?
We showed that ballet practice can have an impact on mental health of children and adolescents. This is important for teachers to lighten up classes and for parents to keep an eye on their kids well being.
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I hope this paper constitutes an alert for parents and teachers.
Prof. Helena Amaral Espírito Santo
Instituto Superior Miguel Torga
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This page is a summary of: Music, ballet, mindfulness, and psychological inflexibility, Psychology of Music, February 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0305735616689298.
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