Table 7.

Effect sizes only in dance intervention studies.

Construct	k	Mean ES	CI	SE	p	Q	p	I2 %
Overall	21	0.81***	0.52–10.11	0.149	<0.001	86.22	<0.001	77.96
Quality of life	10	1.02***	0.69–1.34	0.165	<0.001	23.41	0.005	61.55
Affect	11	0.69***	0.34–1.04	0.177	<0.001	16.63	0.083	39.86
Interpersonal skills	3	1.65***	0.90–2.40	0.383	<0.001	8.71	0.013	65.57
Cognitive skills	7	0.68**	0.16–1.21	0.268	<0.001	10.85	0.093	44.65
Motor skills	8	0.76***	0.44–1.08	0.163	<0.001	8.67	0.277	19.23

k, number of studies; ES, effect size; CI, confidence interval; SE, sampling error;

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001; Q, parameter of heterogeneity.