Study Osgood et al. (1990): study US 1986

Public

Elderly participants in dance therapy and controls, USA 1986

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 72

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Dance therapy

Our Classification

Remarks

The dance and movement sessions followed a basic format that included warm-up exercises, theme development, and relaxation through imagery, guided fantasy, and massage.

Distribution

1: 37, 0; 35

Operationalization

1 Experimentals: Participatants in weekly creative dance and movement sessions.  These sessions, led by a trained dance professional, were conducted weekly over an 8-month  period
) controls matched on age, gender, race, and marital status

Observed Relation with Happiness