Mind-Body Conditioning Course for University Dance Students

Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10). A 10-item self-report measure of perceived stress. It is a measure of the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful over the past month. The 4-point Likert Scale includes responses of 0 (never), 1 (almost never), 2 (sometimes), 3 (fairly often), and 4 (very often). Individual scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.

The MBI-GS (S) is a self-report assessment of perceptions of burnout specific to University students. The 16-items describe students' feelings related to their experiences in the academic setting and encompasses how they view their studies and reactions to their academic work. Three sub scales measure exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy. The Likert Scale responses include 0 (never), 1 (a few times a year or less), 2 (once a month or less), 3 (a few times a month), 4 (once a week), 5 (a few times a week), and 6 (every day). The sub scale score for exhaustion can range from 0 to 30 with higher scores indicating higher levels of exhaustion. The sub scale score for cynicism can range from 0 to 30 with higher scores indicating higher levels of cynicism. The sub scale score for professional efficacy can range from 0 to 36 with higher scores indicating increased professional efficacy.

The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 (CD-RISC-10) is a 10 item self-report assessment of a person's ability to bounce back after adversity. A 5-point Likert Scale for each statement ranges from 0 (not true at all), 1 (rarely true), 2 (sometimes true), 3 (often true), 4 (true nearly all of the time). A respondent's total score can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher resilience.

A self-measured count of inhalations (respiratory rate) taken over a 30-second time period. The participant will place their right hand over their left chest and count inhalations for a 30-second time period before and after they participate in the Mind-Body Conditioning course at each 8-week session.

The Modified Nordic Questionnaire (mNMQ) is a 14-item scale measuring musculoskeletal discomfort and injury. Question 1 asks the participant to state if they have experienced pain, discomfort, burning, numbness, tingling or other trouble over the past 30 days in their neck, shoulder, elbow/forearm, wrist/hand, upper and lower back, and legs/feet. Questions 2 - 10 asks about the intensity and length of the the pain, discomfort, etc, in any of the body areas noted in Question 1, as well as if the issues have caused issues with normal activities, to see a health care provider, lost time from work/school. Question 11 requests information related to any musculoskeletal or traumatic injuries diagnosed by a health care provider. Questions 12 and 13 request information on headaches experienced by participants and question 14 asks about other health issues including arthritis, thyroid problems, diabetes, lupus, and other autoimmune disorders.

The Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) is a 4-item self-report assessment to evaluate integration of the Mind-Body Conditioning Course into the Dance 2802 curriculum for the University Dance major. Each statement is scored with a 5-point Likert Scale that includes 1 (completely disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (neither agree nor disagree), 4 (agree), and 5 (completely agree). Total scores range from 4-20 with higher total scores indicating higher feasibility.