Danza educativa, identidad corporal y autoestima en estudiantes escolares

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This research analyzed the relationship between educational dance, body identity, and self-esteem in school students, with the purpose of determining its educational potential to contribute to positive body perception and the socio-emotional development of the student body. The study was conducted under a quantitative approach with a non-experimental, correlational, and cross-sectional design, using a sample of students from Middle Basic Education (7th-9th years) at public educational institutions in the canton of Machala. Survey and observation techniques were employed, and the data were processed through descriptive analysis and Pearson's correlation.[1] The results evidenced positive relationships between educational dance, body identity, and self-esteem; likewise, body identity showed a high association with self-esteem. It was concluded that the studied variables maintained significant relationships within the analyzed context.

La investigación analizó la relación entre la danza educativa, la identidad corporal y la autoestima en estudiantes escolares, con el propósito de determinar su potencial educativo para aportar con una percepción corporal positiva y el desarrollo socioemocional del estudiantado, se desarrolló bajo un enfoque cuantitativo, con diseño no experimental, correlacional y transversal, mediante una muestra de estudiantes de Básica Media de instituciones educativas públicas del cantón Machala, se emplearon técnicas de encuesta y observación, y los datos fueron procesados mediante análisis descriptivos y correlaciones de Pearson. Los resultados evidenciaron relaciones positivas entre la danza educativa, la identidad corporal y la autoestima, asimismo, la identidad corporal presentó la asociación elevada con la autoestima. Se concluyó que las variables estudiadas mantuvieron relaciones significativas dentro del contexto analizado.