Effects of a 16-week dance intervention on loneliness and self-esteem in left behind children: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Loneliness and low self-esteem are among the more prominent mental health problems among left-behind children, but most of the current research stays in cross-sectional surveys, with fewer studies proposing specific solutions. In addition, although the effective impact of dance interventions on loneliness and self-esteem has been demonstrated, the impact in the group of left-behind children remains under-explored. Therefore, this study validated the effectiveness of a dance intervention on loneliness and self-esteem in left-behind children through a 16-week randomised controlled trial. Stratified sampling was used to select one primary school from each of the 14 cities in Hunan Province, with a maximum of 100 children recruited from each primary school. Independent researchers used SPSS 29

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762727 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature