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Demographic and well-being predictors of regular and long-term practice of argentine tango in a multicultural sample of practitioners
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The practice of Argentine tango has experienced exponential growth all
over the world, and several studies have revealed its positive outcomes on physical
health. The present study aims to analyze demographic, well-being, and other
psychological variables associated with the regular and long-term practice of
Argentine tango. Participants included 524 men and women from 52 countries
(Mean = 42.4; SD = 11.52; Range = 18–77). A multiple regression analysis was
carried out designating the frequency of attendance at milongas as the dependent
variable. Among women (n = 334), age, relationship situation, flourishing, and
flow, emerged as significant predictors. Older and non-committed women, with a
low level of flourishing, and a high level of flow were more likely to report a high
frequency of tango practice. Among men (n = 190), relationship situation, flourishing,
flow, and positive affects emerged as significant predictors. Non-committed
men, with a low level of flourishing, a high level of flow, and a high level of positive
affects were more likely to report a high frequency of tango practice. Another
multiple regression analysis was conducted using the length of participants’ experience
dancing tango as the dependent variable. Older and committed women with a
high level of flow were more likely to report a pattern of long-term tango practice.
Older men with a high level of flow were also more likely to be long-term practitioners
of tango. These results raise questions about the potential effects of tango
dancing on participants’ well-being.
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Keywords
Argentine tango Dance Well-being Flow Flourishing Positive affect
Citation
American Journal of Dance Therapy, 39, 252-266. Doi: 10.1007/s10465-017-9258-0
Publisher
Springer Verlag