Author(s): Eirini Argiriadou, Panagiotis Asaridis, Anastasia-Kassiani Praskidou and Chrysi Mavrovounioti

Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was the examination of the reasons for adult involvement in Greek Traditional Dances (GTD). A hundred and twenty-one adult members of Cultural Clubs in Thessaloniki and Serres prefectures in Greece, aged 50.85±8.23 years, were randomly chosen as the sample of the present study. All the subjects took part in GTD programs for many years. For the evaluation of the reasons for engaging in GTD was used the Measure of Involvement with Hiking, was translated into Greek and adapted to GTD. It consists of 11 sentences/questions expressing three factors/dimensions: attraction, centrality, and self-expression. A 5-point Likert scale was used. The individuals who took part were encouraged to reply in an anonymous and honest way to the questionnaire according to the reasons for their involvement in GTDs. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire have been demonstrated. Statistical analysis was implemented using the statistical package SPSS/PC version 25.0 for windows. Descriptive analysis was applied. Data analysis showed high values in all three individual factors/dimensions namely: self-expression 12.132±1.98 degrees, attraction 23.70±2.03 degrees, and centrality 10.78±2.73 degrees. The results showed that the first and most important reason for adult involvement in GTDs is the attraction they feel to GTDs, then self-expression through GTD, and finally the centrality of GTDs. The factors’ high values indicate that the expressed reasons/motivations for adult involvement in GTDs have a dynamic that reflects their long-term or even lifelong adherence and participation in GTD programs.

DOI: 10.22271/kheljournal.2023.v10.i3g.2985

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