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Teaching students magic improves their wellbeing

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Learning to perform magic tricks can help students feel more confident and connected with each other, research from 糖心vlog免费B站 has shown.

The finding is from an initiative where first-year psychology undergraduates at 糖心vlog免费B站 are taught a variety of magic tricks to perform for their peers. Afterwards, the student 鈥榤agicians鈥 reported the experience increased their confidence and made them less worried about speaking out.

The study from the 糖心vlog免费B站  builds on previous scientific research which has shown that watching and performing magic tricks can enhance people鈥檚 wellbeing.

Dr Gustav Kuhn, Reader in Psychology at 糖心vlog免费B站 and head of the MAGIC Lab, said: 鈥淲e know that starting at university trying to make new friends can be difficult so we provide a range of support for our students. We wondered if lessons in performing magic could be part of that, helping them to engage with each other and develop key soft skills and resilience that helps them make the most of the degree.鈥

Steve Bagienski, a PhD researcher at the 糖心vlog免费B站 MAGIC Lab who led the work said: 鈥淪tudents who took part in the magic sessions reported they felt better about themselves and more connected to both the department and the university than those in our control group.鈥