Overexcitability: A Psychological Comparison between Dancers, Opera Singers, and Athletes

Autor/inn/en	Thomson, Paula; Jaque, S. Victoria
Titel	Overexcitability: A Psychological Comparison between Dancers, Opera Singers, and Athletes
Quelle	In: Roeper Review, 38 (2016) 2, S.84-92 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-3193
DOI	10.1080/02783193.2016.1150373
Schlagwörter	Psychological Patterns; Psychopathology; Imagination; Dance; Opera; Singing; Athletes; Comparative Analysis; Case Studies; Profiles; Psychomotor Skills; Emotional Response; Fantasy; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Predictor Variables; Personality Traits; Measures (Individuals); Likert Scales; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Beck Anxiety Inventory; Beck Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychopathologie; Tanz; Oper; Gesang; Athlet; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Emotionales Verhalten; Fantasie; Angst; Prädiktor; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Messdaten; Likert-Skala; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Multivariate Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Overexcitability is a component in Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration. This cross-sectional study investigated the psychological profile, including the five overexcitability dimensions (psychomotor, sensual, imaginational, intellectual, emotional), of three talented groups of dancers (n = 84), opera singers (n = 62), and athletes (n = 49). Five self-report instruments assessed positive and negative psychological variables: (a) overexcitability, (b) fantasy proneness, (c) shame, (d) anxiety, and (e) depression. Dancers and opera singers scored significantly higher on all overexcitability dimensions, fantasy proneness, shame, and anxiety in comparison to the athlete group. There were no group differences for depression. Emotional and imaginational overexcitability dimensions significantly predicted shame, anxiety, and depression. Further investigation of overexcitability is warranted given the findings in this study. (As Provided).
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