Getting started with taiji: investigating students expectations and teachers appraisals of taiji beginners courses


Autoria(s): Nedeljkovic, Marko; Bürgler, Christina; Wirtz, Petra H.; Seiler, Roland; Streitberger, Konrad M.; Ausfeld-Hafter, Brigitte
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2012

Resumo

In recent years, Taiji has been frequently investigated and considered as a stress management intervention. Although health care providers' appraisals and consumers' expectations are regarded as essential for treatment outcome, little attention has been drawn to this issue in Taiji research. In our study we have conducted two surveys to explore beginners' (n = 74) expectations and teachers' (n = 136) appraisals of their Taiji courses in general as well as more particularly related to stress management. Qualitative data analysis revealed that beginners mainly expected to learn a new method that is applicable in their daily life to foster peace of mind and to enhance their stress management. Congruently moderate-to-high improvements in stress management have also been found in quantitative analysis, whereby a lower educational level predicted higher expectations (P = 0.016). Taiji-teachers stated body- and mind-related benefits most frequently and appraised moderate-to-high improvements in stress management. Higher appraisals were predicted by a shorter teaching experience (P = 0.024). Our results inform about beginners' expectations and teachers' appraisals related to a Taiji-beginners course and highlight the role of educational background and teaching experience in shaping stress-management-related beginners' expectations and teachers' appraisals.

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Nedeljkovic, Marko; Bürgler, Christina; Wirtz, Petra H.; Seiler, Roland; Streitberger, Konrad M.; Ausfeld-Hafter, Brigitte (2012). Getting started with taiji: investigating students expectations and teachers appraisals of taiji beginners courses. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine eCAM, 2012, p. 595710. New York, N.Y.: Hindawi 10.1155/2012/595710 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/595710>

doi:10.7892/boris.13015

info:doi:10.1155/2012/595710

info:pmid:23258990

urn:issn:1741-427X

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eng

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Hindawi

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http://boris.unibe.ch/13015/

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Nedeljkovic, Marko; Bürgler, Christina; Wirtz, Petra H.; Seiler, Roland; Streitberger, Konrad M.; Ausfeld-Hafter, Brigitte (2012). Getting started with taiji: investigating students expectations and teachers appraisals of taiji beginners courses. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine eCAM, 2012, p. 595710. New York, N.Y.: Hindawi 10.1155/2012/595710 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/595710>

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