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Sport and Performance Enhanced by Dance/Movement Therapy and the Emotional Freedom Technique

Bow, K. · Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona Global Campus (ProQuest Dissertations Publishing) · 2024

Outcome studyPreliminary📍 United States
In plain English. A doctoral researcher combined a movement-based therapy with tapping to see if it could help athletes and performers do better under pressure. We can confirm the dissertation exists and its general aim, but not the specific participants or results, since the full document wasn't accessible — so treat this as a design-confirmed placeholder rather than a verified finding.

What they found

A doctoral dissertation explored whether combining Dance/Movement Therapy with the Emotional Freedom Technique could enhance sport and performance outcomes; the citation is confirmed via the ACEP research bibliography, but design details, sample size, and numeric results were not accessible outside the full ProQuest document.

How the study worked

Who took partathletes/performers, studying a combined Dance/Movement Therapy and EFT approach to enhance sport and performance outcomes
What they didParticipants received tapping and were measured before and after, without a separate comparison group.
Measured withperformance-related measures (specific instruments not confirmed)

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DesignOutcome study
Populationathletes/performers, studying a combined Dance/Movement Therapy and EFT approach to enhance sport and performance outcomes
Outcome measuresperformance-related measures (specific instruments not confirmed)
JournalDoctoral dissertation, University of Arizona Global Campus (ProQuest Dissertations Publishing)
Year2024
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeDissertation
VerificationTranscribed from a peer-reviewed source; pending independent confirmation

Catalogued from a peer-reviewed index or meta-analysis. See the citation below to locate the original.

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Bow, K. (2024). Sport and Performance Enhanced by Dance/Movement Therapy and the Emotional Freedom Technique. Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona Global Campus (ProQuest Dissertations Publishing).

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Athletic Performance ✓ Outcome study WHAT THEY FOUND A doctoral dissertation explored whethercombining Dance/Movement Therapy with theEmotional Freedom Technique could… Outcome study Bow · 2024 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com