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Lubert, V. J., Nordin-Bates, S. & Ginsborg, J. (2025). Psychological Coaching for Performing Artists: Perceptions of and Reflections on Finding Ways to Manage Performance Anxiety. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 43(1), 721-743
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Psychological Coaching for Performing Artists: Perceptions of and Reflections on Finding Ways to Manage Performance Anxiety
2025 (English)In: Empirical Studies of the Arts, ISSN 0276-2374, E-ISSN 1541-4493, Vol. 43, no 1, p. 721-743Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Performance anxiety is a major issue for performing artists. This qualitative paper extends our recent mixed-methods collective case study showing the beneficial effects of psychological interventions for managing performance anxiety, tailored in individual coaching settings. Here, we report on participants’ experiences of being coached, their understanding of how and why the interventions were effective, and the researcher-coach's experiences. Ten performing artists received five individual coaching sessions and were interviewed about their experiences pre- and post-intervention. A qualitative synthesis of transcripts of sessions and interviews, and of the coach's field notes and journal entries, was conducted. Findings suggest that change mechanisms have to be understood in the context of participants’ enhanced self-awareness during coaching, and the process of co-creating solutions and building a coaching relationship through mutual understanding and appreciation. While disentangling mechanisms and effects may not always be possible, we discuss useful strategies in coaching performing artists to manage performance anxiety. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2025
Keywords
actors, dancers, musicians, psychological interventions, qualitative analysis
National Category
Applied Psychology Performing Arts
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8303 (URN)10.1177/02762374241262990 (DOI)2-s2.0-85196279174 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-08-13 Created: 2024-08-13 Last updated: 2024-12-04
Van Herck, A. & Nordin-Bates, S. (2025). Psychological Safety: Ballet Students´ Perceptions and Recommendations. Journal of Dance Education
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Psychological Safety: Ballet Students´ Perceptions and Recommendations
2025 (English)In: Journal of Dance Education, ISSN 1529-0824, E-ISSN 2158-074XArticle in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

The world of ballet education is steeped in a tradition of discipline and established hierarchy. The authoritarian pedagogical approach to ballet education and its negative consequences have been well documented in the dance-specialized literature. However, research on emotional abuse in dance is scarce. In sports, emotional abuse has been extensively researched, and the concept of psychological safety as applied to sports has been developed to protect athletes from such abuse. The present study investigated ballet students’ perceptions of psychological safety and their recommendations to reach it. Their recommendations focused on respecting students’ abilities, individualities, and increasing communication on all levels of interactions. Particular importance was also given to avoiding comparison and competition. Through the recommendations given to teachers, fellow students, parents, and school directors, the participants help us understand what is needed to increase psychological safety in ballet education and provide a healthier psychological environment for future dancers. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Routledge, 2025
Keywords
ballet education, emotional abuse, Psychological safety, recommendations, self-determination theory
National Category
Applied Psychology Sport and Fitness Sciences
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8677 (URN)10.1080/15290824.2024.2437755 (DOI)2-s2.0-105002211463 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2025-05-21 Created: 2025-05-21 Last updated: 2025-05-21
Downing, C., Redelius, K. & Nordin-Bates, S. (2024). A systematic review of quantitative studies concerning psychological aspects of early specialisation. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22(8), 2018-2044
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A systematic review of quantitative studies concerning psychological aspects of early specialisation
2024 (English)In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, ISSN 1612-197X, E-ISSN 1557-251X, Vol. 22, no 8, p. 2018-2044Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Despite the intense and long-standing interest surrounding early sport specialisation, scholars still debate its nature and implications. Previous researchers have also identified the need for further research relating to the psychological aspects of early specialisation such as lower quality motivation, dropout and burnout. To help guide future research it is important to build upon the quantitative literature concerning such psychological aspects of early specialisation. The specific aims of this paper are to provide an overview of research results of quantitative studies that set out to explore relationships between early specialisation and psychological aspects, and to critically examine the designs of such studies. As such, study design characteristics including participant demographics, the psychological aspects represented, and the research questions and results are explored. Data searches were conducted in PubMed, SportDiscus, and PsychINFO using search terms such as "early sport speciali*". Twenty-one relevant papers met the inclusion criteria. The results highlight that the published papers in this area are broad in some respects (variety of sports, performance levels, and gender), but narrow in others (North American dominance, few psychological aspects explored, and few papers per psychological aspect). Many of the studies are based on cross-sectional and retrospective self-reports. Overall, this paper serves as a foundation on which to design future research studies in this area.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Routledge, 2024
Keywords
Youth sport, study designs, training history
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences Psychology
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-7892 (URN)10.1080/1612197X.2023.2251977 (DOI)001068374300001 ()
Available from: 2023-10-05 Created: 2023-10-05 Last updated: 2025-02-11
Dwarika, M. S., Quinton, M. L., Nordin-Bates, S. & Cumming, J. (2024). Characteristics of mental skills interventions in dance: a mixed methods systematic review protocol.. BMJ Open, 14(7), Article ID e086345.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Characteristics of mental skills interventions in dance: a mixed methods systematic review protocol.
2024 (English)In: BMJ Open, E-ISSN 2044-6055, Vol. 14, no 7, article id e086345Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

INTRODUCTION: Dancers are expected to navigate major challenges in their careers that might take a toll on their physical and mental health. To address underlying factors that might increase dancers' mental and physical health difficulties, research suggests the systematic use of techniques to build mental skills that can reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors against the challenges dancers encounter. However, existing mental skills training interventions in dance present a lack of consistency in design, content and duration, making it difficult to provide evidence-based recommendations. Hence, dance researchers and practitioners would benefit from a mixed methods systematic review (MMSR) of the why, what and how of these interventions. Adopting tools such as the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) can aid this endeavour by describing replicable aspects of interventions, thus offering dance researchers suggestions on how to understand, appraise and report intervention characteristics and processes in dance. Therefore, this protocol outlines a MMSR that will employ TIDieR to identify and assess characteristics of mental skills interventions in dance.

METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A systematic search will be undertaken in Psycinfo, Medline, Embase, Sportdiscus, Web of Science and the first 30 pages of GoogleScholar. Following the search, two reviewers will independently screen identified studies in Covidence. One reviewer will extract data using the TIDieR framework and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) for quality appraisal, while a second reviewer will check a sample of extracted studies for accuracy. A convergent integrated synthesis will be conducted where quantitative and qualitative evidence will be integrated by qualitising the quantitative data into textual descriptions.

ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: There is no requirement for ethical approval for this systematic review as no empirical data will be collected. The findings will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed publication in a scientific journal and presentations in several different forums (eg, a dance psychology network, at scientific and applied conferences).

PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42024537249.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2024
Keywords
Mental health, Protocols & guidelines, Systematic Review
National Category
Applied Psychology
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8319 (URN)10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086345 (DOI)39079727 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85200187252 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-08-23 Created: 2024-08-23 Last updated: 2024-09-13
Cumming, J., Nordin-Bates, S., Johnson, C., Sanchez, E. N. & Karageanes, S. J. (2024). High time to enhance dancer welfare: a call to action to improve safeguarding and abuse prevention in dance.. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 10(2), Article ID e001811.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>High time to enhance dancer welfare: a call to action to improve safeguarding and abuse prevention in dance.
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2024 (English)In: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, ISSN 2055-7647, Vol. 10, no 2, article id e001811Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

While there is a lack of research into abuse in elite dance, numerous allegations of emotional, sexual and physical abuse of dancers can be found anecdotally in the media, legal convictions and personal accounts. As more dancers speak out, the scale of the problem within preprofessional schools and professional companies is becoming apparent. Accordingly, effective safeguarding mechanisms for preventing, identifying and reporting abuse are urgently needed. This viewpoint is intended to raise health professionals' awareness of factors contributing to abusive practices found in dance environments and the potential clinical implications of abuse to dancers' health and well-being. We also call for research and policy engagement on safeguarding and abuse prevention designed and implemented in partnership with stakeholders, aiming to promote safe and positive dance environments for all.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2024
Keywords
Elite performance, Injury, Protection, Psychology, Sexual harassment
National Category
Applied Psychology Performing Arts
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8241 (URN)10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001811 (DOI)38736644 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2024-05-24 Created: 2024-05-24 Last updated: 2024-05-24
Clements, L. & Nordin-Bates, S. (2024). “It Always Comes Back to Intrinsic Motivation”: A Qualitative Investigation into Facilitators of Engagement and Well-Being Across the Many Roles of a Dance Artist. Journal of Dance Education, 1-13
Open this publication in new window or tab >>“It Always Comes Back to Intrinsic Motivation”: A Qualitative Investigation into Facilitators of Engagement and Well-Being Across the Many Roles of a Dance Artist
2024 (English)In: Journal of Dance Education, ISSN 1529-0824, E-ISSN 2158-074X, p. 1-13Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Although “making it” in dance has long been associated with a performance career, few dancers solely perform and many also pursue choreography and/or teaching. Considering these many ways of being a dance artist, the aim of this study was to understand (a) the psychological characteristics which are perceived to be facilitative of engagement and well-being in dance, and (b) the experiences that dancing itself provides that encourage engagement and well-being. Eight dancers in vocational ballet training and 17 professional dance artists, all of whom had performed and/or taught and/or choreographed, participated in semi-structured interviews which were analyzed using thematic analysis. Key themes of a) intrinsic motivation to dance, b) psychological characteristics in the dancer, and c) basic psychological need satisfaction in dance were found. It is important to equally nurture intrinsic motivation across dance training, performance, choreography, and teaching to promote engagement and well-being across the training and career span.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2024
Keywords
Psychology, motivation, dance artist, choreography, teaching
National Category
Applied Psychology Performing Arts
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8411 (URN)10.1080/15290824.2024.2403060 (DOI)2-s2.0-85210484188 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-12-03 Created: 2024-12-03 Last updated: 2025-02-21
Nordin-Bates, S., Madigan, D. J., Hill, A. P. & Olsson, L. F. (2024). Perfectionism and performance in sport: Exploring non-linear relationships with track and field athletes. Psychology of Sport And Exercise, 70, Article ID 102552.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Perfectionism and performance in sport: Exploring non-linear relationships with track and field athletes
2024 (English)In: Psychology of Sport And Exercise, ISSN 1469-0292, E-ISSN 1878-5476, Vol. 70, article id 102552Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The relationship between perfectionism – perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns – and athletic performance is contested and inconsistent. The present study explored the possibility that one explanation for this inconsistency is the assumption that the relationship is linear. In two samples, we tested alternative non-linear relationships between perfectionism and real-world competitive athletic performance. Sample one comprised 165 Swedish track and field athletes (57 % competing in female category, 42 % in male category; Mage = 16.93 years) and sample two comprised 157 British track and field athletes (55 % competing in female category, 43 % in male category; Mage = 18.42 years). Testing for linear and non-linear relationships, we found a quadratic effect whereby higher perfectionistic strivings had both positive increasing (i.e., U-shape; sample 1) and positive decreasing (i.e., inverted U-shape; sample 2) relationships with performance. We conclude that there may be circumstances when perfectionistic strivings contribute to better and worse sport performance, and that this relationship can be curvilinear.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2024
Keywords
Perfectionistic strivings, Perfectionistic concerns, Sport performance, Non-linear statistics, Quadratic effects, Athletics
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences Applied Psychology
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-7932 (URN)10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102552 (DOI)001112347800001 ()37913912 (PubMedID)
Funder
Swedish Research Council, P2019-0109
Available from: 2023-11-01 Created: 2023-11-01 Last updated: 2025-02-11
Downing, C., Tranaeus, U. & Nordin-Bates, S. (2024). Perfectionistic climates in aesthetic sports and ballet:: Exploring the tendency to continue training with injury or pain. In: FEPSAC 17th Congress 2024 Abstract book: . Paper presented at FEPSAC Congress 2024. Performing under pressure in sports, military/police, performing arts, medicine, business and daily life. July 15-19, Innsbruck. (pp. 130-131).
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Perfectionistic climates in aesthetic sports and ballet:: Exploring the tendency to continue training with injury or pain
2024 (English)In: FEPSAC 17th Congress 2024 Abstract book, 2024, p. 130-131Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences
Research subject
Medicine/Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8364 (URN)
Conference
FEPSAC Congress 2024. Performing under pressure in sports, military/police, performing arts, medicine, business and daily life. July 15-19, Innsbruck.
Available from: 2024-10-18 Created: 2024-10-18 Last updated: 2025-02-11
Nordin-Bates, S., Downing, C. & Tranaeus, U. (2024). Psychological Abuse in Aesthetic Sports and Ballet: Patterns and Links to Perfectionistic Climate Perceptions. In: FEPSAC 17th Congress 2024 Abstract book: . Paper presented at FEPSAC Congress 2024. Performing under pressure in sports, military/police, performing arts, medicine, business and daily life. July 15-19, Innsbruck..
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Psychological Abuse in Aesthetic Sports and Ballet: Patterns and Links to Perfectionistic Climate Perceptions
2024 (English)In: FEPSAC 17th Congress 2024 Abstract book, 2024, p. -133Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8365 (URN)
Conference
FEPSAC Congress 2024. Performing under pressure in sports, military/police, performing arts, medicine, business and daily life. July 15-19, Innsbruck.
Available from: 2024-10-18 Created: 2024-10-18 Last updated: 2025-02-11
Dwarika, M. S. & Nordin-Bates, S. (2024). Supported or Thwarted? An Exploration of Autonomy Support in Ballet Teaching Informed by the Circumplex Model. Journal of Dance Education, 1-11
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Supported or Thwarted? An Exploration of Autonomy Support in Ballet Teaching Informed by the Circumplex Model
2024 (English)In: Journal of Dance Education, ISSN 1529-0824, E-ISSN 2158-074X, p. 1-11Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

In this small-scale study we investigated ballet teachers’ views and experiences of autonomy and autonomy support. For this purpose, we conducted semi-structured interviews with six ballet teachers in a prestigious pre-professional ballet school in Europe. Findings indicate that when and how autonomy was provided seemed to be impacted by whether a teacher either challenged or adhered to ballet ideals. By using the Circumplex Model of motivation, three different levels of autonomy support could be identified: high autonomy support, moderate autonomy support, and controlling approaches. The findings present a nuanced picture of ballet teachers’ views, experiences, and teaching styles and suggest that dance educators move on a continuum of autonomy supportive and controlling behaviors.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2024
Keywords
Dance teaching, ballet, motivation, self-determination theory, pedagogy
National Category
Performing Arts Applied Psychology
Research subject
Social Sciences/Humanities
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-8288 (URN)10.1080/15290824.2023.2298503 (DOI)
Available from: 2024-06-14 Created: 2024-06-14 Last updated: 2024-06-14
Projects
Aesthetic performance cultures: perfectionistic, abusive, injurious? [CIF P2023-0018]; Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH
Organisations
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