Impacto de estímulos visuais negativos no estado emocional e no movimento de bailarinos profissionais

Abstract

Dance is an artistic language that delves into emotional expressiveness to narrate a story. However, little is known about how the emotional state interferes with kinematic factors during dance. To identify if movement is sensitive to changes in emotional state, 20 professional dancers were evaluated through a protocol that analyzes emotional state and behavioral patterns of dance before and after exposure to negative emotional visual stimuli. This study is a randomized controlled trial, and it investigated the influence of visual perception of negative emotional stimuli on the emotional state of professional dancers. To characterize the emotional state, the BRAMS psychological test was used, and for kinematic data, a whole body model described by the functional module of the Qualysis Track Manager movement analysis software was employed. For statistical analysis, the Generalized Estimating Equations model with first-order autoregressive covariance matrix was adopted, with p<0.05. The results showed that negative visual stimuli can trigger negative emotional responses in dancers. Furthermore, dance reduced the post-visual stress domains of tension, depression, and mental confusion, while increasing vigor. These findings highlight the importance of considering the influence of visual stimuli on the emotional experience of dancers and the value of dance as a possible strategy for reducing negative emotional effects. Additionally, the study demonstrates how the emotional state can alter the movement by reducing amplitude values during improvised dance after visual stress.