Author(s)

Carmen Amador Barreiro¹, Adrian Furnham^2*

¹Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
²Norwegian Business School (BI), Nydalveien, Olso, Norway.

The present study investigated recreational dancers of seven dance styles (Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz/Tap, Hip-Hop, Belly, Ballroom, Latin), their personal demographics, dance motivation and the Big Five personality traits. Three hundred and four participants indicated their dance style and answered motivation questions for each one. Further, they completed a measure of the Big Five personality traits. Factor analysis demonstrated three underlying motivation factors (Mood Enhancement, Fitness, and Self-Confidence) for each dance style. Mood Enhancement was the strongest predictor to dance in six out of seven dance styles. Limitations are acknowledged.

Dance, Individual Differences, Personality, Motivation

Barreiro, C. and Furnham, A. (2019) Individual Differences as Predictors of Seven Dance Style Choices. Psychology, 10, 916-930. doi: 10.4236/psych.2019.106059.