The relationship between pain and athletic identity in youth ballet dancers
These findings highlight the importance for dancers to reserve time in their training for rest and recovery, especially if taking an offseason is not possible. Additionally, dancer-specific education in coping with injury, pain, or poor performance is essential to support the emotional and physical well-being of dancers.
Authors
- Ashley Erdman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-2361)
- Sophia Ulman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6262-2054)
- Emily Gale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8970-1967)
- Emily Stapleton
- Jane Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1718-2651)
- Maria Choudhury
Institutions
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1561450
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Impact of Dance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00