After reviewing the literature, there is a clear lack of research on the self-esteem levels of university dancers, and whether self-esteem will be impacted differently if the dancer already possesses high levels of perfectionism. There is also a lack of research with regard to injured university dancers, hence why this research focused on the self-esteem and perfectionism levels of injured dancers, in order to create a comparison against the self-esteem and perfectionism levels of non-injured dancers.
For the purpose of this research, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965) was used to measure levels of self-esteem as it is the most commonly used measure of self-esteem, and has been used by many other dance researchers who underwent similar studies, such as Padham and Aujla (2014), Nordin-Bates, et al., (2011), and Yìğìter (2014). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965) may be considered the most suitable type of self-esteem measurement for dancers as it is one of …show more content…
Voluntary participants were then provided with a participant information sheet and a consent form (see Appendix B), which contained their designated participant number. Once the forms were read and signed by the participants, they received the Injury-Monitoring Questionnaire (2005), the Hewitt and Flett Perfectionism Scale (1991) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire (1965).
The rationale for focusing on the chosen sample group of university students is due to the lack of existing research that investigates self-esteem and perfectionism within a population of university level dancers. Furthermore, university dancers are being prepared to enter the dance industry; therefore, at this level of training, it is important they are able to deal with potential
For the purpose of this research, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965) was used to measure levels of self-esteem as it is the most commonly used measure of self-esteem, and has been used by many other dance researchers who underwent similar studies, such as Padham and Aujla (2014), Nordin-Bates, et al., (2011), and Yìğìter (2014). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965) may be considered the most suitable type of self-esteem measurement for dancers as it is one of …show more content…
Voluntary participants were then provided with a participant information sheet and a consent form (see Appendix B), which contained their designated participant number. Once the forms were read and signed by the participants, they received the Injury-Monitoring Questionnaire (2005), the Hewitt and Flett Perfectionism Scale (1991) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire (1965).
The rationale for focusing on the chosen sample group of university students is due to the lack of existing research that investigates self-esteem and perfectionism within a population of university level dancers. Furthermore, university dancers are being prepared to enter the dance industry; therefore, at this level of training, it is important they are able to deal with potential