Abstract
Body expression can enhance movement creativity and at the same time promote the growth of creative intelligence in college age. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of an intervention in body expression classes on the creative intelligence of university students. The 49 participants aged 19 to 38 years engaged in the body expression course for seven weeks, 3 h per week. The Creative Intelligence test (CREA) was applied as an evaluative method to obtain the initial data and after the intervention the test was reapplied. Pre- and post-test results were analyzed and compared by gender and type of sporting background (team or individual sports). The results indicate an overall improvement in creative intelligence with a significant difference between the two evaluations (p < 0.001). Women started with a higher score than men, and although an improvement in their final mean score could be observed, it was not significant. Men, on the other hand, had noted a significant increase (p < 0.001) of these values in the post-test. Regarding the type of sports, at the beginning of the study, both groups had similar results; however, in the final test, the team sports players obtained better scores. In conclusion, body expression, thanks to its content focused on artistic-creative development, has been shown to be useful in the general progression of creative intelligence in college age.
Highlights
Body expression, considered the oldest form of communication, was used by the human being to create, express and communicate feelings, emotions, and ideas in a deliberated and aesthetic manner [1]
The sample was made of 49 participants (15 women and 34 men) and all of them participated in these activities for at least 3 h per week
Regarding the results obtained from the investigation of creativity advances through body expression, a general increase is observed in the second evaluation compared to the first, prior to the intervention
Summary
Body expression, considered the oldest form of communication, was used by the human being to create, express and communicate feelings, emotions, and ideas in a deliberated and aesthetic manner [1]. A recent study affirms that body expression is a reliable method to understand the most natural meaning of a human’s expressiveness, and is it achieved by body awareness, self-knowledge and educational transformation [2]. It represents the artistic, expressive element of physical activities that use innovative methodological approaches aimed at promoting autonomous learning and social skills [3]. Students can acquire attitudes, concepts and procedures that can be transferred to their daily physical activity [4] This might improve their quality of life by gaining body awareness, a better knowledge of body features and a proper control and use of emotions [5]. Other elements used within the subject are students’ features, the visual environment (lighting, space) [8], and together with social encounters and human connections [9], are vital in the evolution of creative thinking
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