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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Barnet, Sílvia author Pérez Testor, Susana author Cabedo Sanromà, Josep author Oviedo, Guillermo R. author Guerra-Balic, Myriam author 2016 The connection between mind and body is activated through Dance/Movement Therapy (D/MT). This connection promotes the integration of emotional, cognitive and physical dimensions of a person. This study focused on emotional well-being, understood as a dimension within the construct of quality of life. The improvement of emotional well-being was examined in adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) who participated in an intervention program of 26 sessions in D/MT. The interventiom group comprised 22 adults with ID (n=22; 47.27 ± 11.67 years) (12 male). The control group were 20 adults with ID (n=20; 48.15 ± 12.46 years) test was applied to evaluate the emotional indicators before and after the program.The results indicated statistically significant improvements in the emotional well-being in the intervention group after the D/MT program (p = 0.007) in comparison to the control group (p = 0.560). D/MT can be an appropriate approach when working with adults with ID to provide them with support, and to increase quality of life specifically emotional well-being. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/4427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2016.08.002 Dansateràpia Moviment Adults Discapacitat intel·lectual Dance/Movement Therapy and emotional well-being for adults with Intellectual Disabilities