Abstract
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of dance to enhance the resilience. The subjects of the research were 360 university students and 200 teachers. The survey was carried out in reference to the General Health Questionnaire and Adolescent Resilience Scale. The results were revealed as follows. (1) This dance practice makes affirmative change for the "movement like" "dance like," "mental health," "mental resilience". (2) "Mental health measure" had four factors of [depressed], [lack of concentration], [anger], [physical symptoms]. "Mental resilience measure" had three factors of [challenging], [emotional instability], [emotional control]. There was a correlation between each factor. (3) In between each of the factors of the "mental health scales" and "mental resilience scale", correlations were observed between the six factors. (4) There was a concept of college students acquired in dance "newspaper" that is similar to the elements that make enhanced in resilience. For these reasons, the effect of the dance of enhancing the resilience revealed.
