Je li ples više od vježbe pokreta? Povezanost spacijalnih sposobnosti s rekreativnim bavljenjem plesom

master's thesis

• Title (english): Is dance more than practice of movement? The relationship between spatial abilities and recreational dancing
• Author: Mateja Lukačević
• Mentor: Ana Butković (mentor)
• Committee member: Vesna Buško (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Butković (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Una Mikac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-06-01, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; General Psychology

Abstract

Spacijalna sposobnost je sposobnost generiranja, zadržavanja, dohvaćanja i transformiranja dobro strukturiranih vizualnih slika. Zadaci spacijalnih sposobnosti dijelom aktiviraju iste kognitivne procese kao i plesne aktivnosti, zbog čega oni s treniranjem postaju sve efikasniji (Ozel i sur., 2004). U ovom istraživanju sudjelovale su 102 punoljetne osobe, a cilj je bio ispitati rodne razlike u spacijalnim sposobnostima te odnos spacijalnih sposobnosti i rekreativnog bavljenja plesom. Sudionici su ispunjavali tri testa spacijalnih sposobnosti (test presavijanja papira, test uspoređivanja kocaka i test mentalne rotacije), a bavljenje plesom operacionalizirano je kao vrijeme treniranja, dob početka plesa te broj plesnih stilova. Na testovima spacijalnih sposobnosti nisu pronađene rodne razlike. Rezultati na testu presavijanja papira negativno koreliraju s dobi početka plesa, a pozitivno s brojem stilova plesa. Rezultati na testu uspoređivanja kocaka negativno koreliraju s dobi početka plesa. Broj plesnih stilova pokazao se kao značajan prediktor testa presavijanja papira uz kontrolu roda, dobi i ostalih plesnih varijabli. Vrijeme treniranja nije se pokazalo kao značaj prediktor testova spacijalne inteligencije. Generalni obrazac korelacija upućuje na to da sudionici koji su u ranijoj dobi počeli plesati te su se bavili s više različitih stilova plesa postižu više rezultate na testovima kognitivnih sposobnosti.

Abstract (english)

Spatial ability is the ability to generate, retain, retrieve, and transform well-structured visual images. The spatial abilities tasks partially activate the same cognitive processes as dance activities, which is why they become more efficient with training (Ozel i sur., 2004). There were 102 adults who participated in this study and the goal was to examine gender differences in spatial abilities and the relationship between spatial abilities and recreational dance. Participants completed three spatial abilities tests (paper folding test, cube comparison test and mental rotation test) and dancing was operationalised with training length, onset of dance age and the number of dance styles. No gender differences were found in spatial abilities tests. The results on paper folding test are negatively correlated with onset of dance age and positively correlated with number of dance styles. The results on cube comparison test are negatively correlated with onset of dance age. A number of dance styles has been shown as a significant predictor of paper folding test when controlling gender, age of participants and other dance variables. Total training time has not been shown to be a significant predictor of special abilities tests. The general pattern of correlations suggests that the participants who started dancing at an earlier age and practiced more different dance styles scored higher on cognitive ability tests.

• Keywords: Ples; rekreacija; spacijalne sposobnosti
• Keywords (english): dance; recreation; spatial abilities
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:749443
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Repository: ODRAZ
• Created on: 2021-06-04 13:49:58