The study on stress management of ballroom dance competitors with focuses on the duration of competition, diet, and sleep

• Main Authors: Chen Yi-Chien, 陳怡謙
• Other Authors: Chen Ding-Xiong
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/14533583235383071794

碩士 === 國立台灣體育學院 === 休閒運動管理研究所 === 95 === 　　The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of the stress levels experienced by ballroom dancing competitors with focuses on the duration of the competition, diet and sleep. A total of two hundred and twelve ballroom dancing competitors, above the age of 18 and with more than two years of dancing experience, participated in this study. With the use of quantitative method, participants self-reported their stress levels on the duration of competition, diet, and sleep during the competition. The results were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. 　　The result revealed that ballroom dancing competitors got pressure while engaging in the dancing competition, especially experiencing the stress of sleep. No significant difference was found on stress levels between genders. Nevertheless, significant differences were shown on the stress levels among different ages and years of dancing experience.