Dance Injury

In this book, I investigated aspects of the multi-
component stress and injury model, which Williams
and Andersen (1998) suggested could be applied in
areas beyond sport. Two studies were carried out
with the goal to develop interventions, which were
tested for their efficacy in the reduction of
injuries, in a third study. The Study 1
was to investigate whether psychosocial factors
(e.g., stress, anxiety, social support, and coping
skills) could predict injuries among dancers.
In Study 2, I examined the sources of stress and
coping strategies of Korean professional ballet
dancers, using in-depth interviews. Dancers were
interviewed to identify the stressors they
experienced and the coping strategies they used
during practice or performance.
The Study 3 was to examine the effects of
two psychological interventions designed to prevent
injury among dancers by enhancing coping skills.
I encourage other researchers to follow my lead by
studying the psychosocial factors underpinning
injury in other specific contexts and then devising
and testing interventions based on the knowledge
that emerges from the in-depth scrutiny of that
context.

Autorentext
Young-Eun Noh, PhD She received her bachelor degree in the department of dance from the Chosun University and completed a master's of sport psychology at the Chonnam National University in South Korea. She received her PhD in sport and exercise psychology at Victoria University in Australia.

Klappentext
In this book, I investigated aspects of the multi- component stress and injury model, which Williams and Andersen (1998) suggested could be applied in areas beyond sport. Two studies were carried out with the goal to develop interventions, which were tested for their efficacy in the reduction of injuries, in a third study. The Study 1 was to investigate whether psychosocial factors (e.g., stress, anxiety, social support, and coping skills) could predict injuries among dancers. In Study 2, I examined the sources of stress and coping strategies of Korean professional ballet dancers, using in-depth interviews. Dancers were interviewed to identify the stressors they experienced and the coping strategies they used during practice or performance. The Study 3 was to examine the effects of two psychological interventions designed to prevent injury among dancers by enhancing coping skills. I encourage other researchers to follow my lead by studying the psychosocial factors underpinning injury in other specific contexts and then devising and testing interventions based on the knowledge that emerges from the in-depth scrutiny of that context.