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Dec 16, 2020 · We discuss how these findings suggest that improv may be beneficial for mental health, and that the processes identified in this study may play a part in treatments incorporating improv. The values, activities and relational aspects of improv and psychotherapy, in particular, are highlighted.
- Improv to Improve: The Impact of Improvisational Theater on ...
However, the beneficial impact of improv on psychological...
- Improv to Improve: The Impact of Improvisational Theater on ...
- Creativity
- Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy
- Improv, Creativity, Acceptance, and Psychological Well-Being
The studyfound that after six weeks of improv lessons participants were more creative. The study measured divergent thinking—the ability to form multiple, novel solutions to problems and found that improv did, in fact, help participants boost this type of creativity. The authors write, "Our findings contribute conclusive evidence that improv promot...
The other finding was that improv improved participants’self-esteem and self-efficacy. This is essentially how confident someone is in themself and their abilities. The authors attribute this benefit of improv to the open and trusting atmosphere that improvisation requires. Improvisers are trained to accept each other’s ideas and add onto them. The...
The studyalso measured participants’ resilience, mindfulness, and acceptance but did not find significant increases in these areas. More research and larger sample sizes are required to answer whether or not improv has measurable benefits in these areas. Only people who had never improvised participated in the study, so questions remain about what ...
Apr 21, 2020 · Finally, we study whether improv affects general psychological well- being as stated theoretically (Bermant, 2013) as well as implied by improv training materials (Bedore, 2003; Richter, 2018 ...
Apr 21, 2020 · However, the beneficial impact of improv on psychological variables has barely been investigated. In this study, we aim to fill this gap and contribute to a scientific investigation of improvisational theater on various variables that measure creativity, acceptance, and psychological well-being.
- Diana Schwenke, Maja Dshemuchadse, Lisa Rasehorn, Dominik Klarhölter, Stefan Scherbaum
- 2021
Dec 16, 2020 · Exploring improv as a science, the research centering on how it can affect well-being, enhance creativity and divergent thinking, and strengthen social connections will be detailed.
Aug 1, 2024 · We will first examine, whether controlled laboratory version of the word-by-word game is able to yield differences between expected and unexpected utterances (Experiment 1) and then compare improv-players with a control group of novices (Experiment 2) in the task and on individual variables regarding participants’ creativity, cognitive abilities and psychological well-being (Schwenke et al ...
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Improvisational theater (improv) is a form of theater where dialog, characters, and story are created spontaneously by its actors on stage. In the last years, different improv techniques have gained increasing popularity and spread into fields beyond comedy and performing art, e.g., business organizations and educational programs. However, the beneficial impact of improv on psychological ...
