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ABSTRACT:
Although ballet is considered a major division of the performing arts, ballet dancers and athletes experience similar levels of physical and mental stress during training and performances (Heil, 1993; Tajet-Foxell & Rose, 1995). Although the high prevalence of injury in ballet is well documented, no studies have focused on how ballet performers address pain. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to quantify pain coping styles of ballet dancers and to investigate possible differences in regard to skill level and gender. Following written informed consent, the Sports Inventory for Pain (SIP; Meyers, Bourgeois, Stewart, & LeUnes, 1992b) was administered to 135 ballet dancers (mean age 19.2 plus/minus 0.6 yrs; 114 females, 21 males). MANOVA and subsequent Wilks's lambda criterion indicated no significant skill effect, F(14,250) = 1.662; p = 0.064, among academy, pre-professional, or professional level dancers. Subtle differences between genders across all subscales collectively revealed a more positive overall pain coping style among females as observed in the composite HURT and OUCH scores. In conclusion, ballet dancers do not exhibit pain coping styles similar to other sport performers. The nonsignificant differences in response styles between skill levels may simply be attributed to greater psychological uniformity of individuals that are drawn to this type of competitive environment.
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