Promotion of Street-Dance Training on the Executive Function in Preschool Children

Frontiers in Psychology

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Yue Shen¹  Qing Zhao¹  Yue Huang¹  Ge Liu²  Lele Fang¹ 

[1] School of Psychology, Liaoning Normal University;The Forth Kindergarten of Shahekou

关键词: street-dance;    training;    executive function;    preschool children;    intervention program;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.585598

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Executive function is the center of cognitive function, emotional function, and social function, and plays an important role in children’s cognitive development. Previous studies used music, sports, and other training methods to promote the development of children’s executive function. but researchers are still exploring more comprehensive and effective training methods. Street-dance, as a comprehensive dance form integrating the characteristics of movement, music, rhythm, and so on, needs the coordination of individual sensory systems and a sense of musical rhythm and action. These are the same activity elements found in previous studies that can improve the individual executive function of children. In order to investigate the promoting effect of street-dance training on children’s executive function, this study designed a street-dance training program integrating the characteristics of each component of executive function. Sixty preschool children around the age of four ( M = 52.4, SD = 3.95) participated using the pretest-posttest experimental design. The dancing group conducted street-dance training 3 times a week, 40–50 min each time for a total of 24 times; the control group did not train. We discovered that 8 weeks of street-dance training can promote the development of executive function in preschool children, and we discussed about the potential mechanism of the street dance training effects and the implications of intervention programs.

【 授权许可】

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