Buckley, Eleanor;
Sideropoulos, Vassilis;
Pellicano, Elizabeth;
Remington, Anna;
(2024)
Higher levels of neurodivergent traits associated with lower levels of self-efficacy and wellbeing for performing arts students.
Neurodiversity
, 2
pp. 1-18.
10.1177/27546330241245354.
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Abstract
This study identifies the extent to which autistic students, or those with high levels of autistic traits, are pursuing higher education in the performing arts, and examined the nature of the relationship between students’ autistic traits and reported wellbeing. Performing arts students ( n = 280), along with a comparison group of students studying other subjects ( n = 144), took part in an online questionnaire about their background (diagnostic history, neurodivergent traits), and their wellbeing (perceived educational self-efficacy, quality of life, mental health). Participants also answered open-ended questions about support needed, received, or desired, in their educational institution. Similar rates of autism diagnoses and levels of autistic traits were seen in the two groups. Regression analyses indicated that higher levels of ADHD traits and depression were associated with lower levels of educational self-efficacy. Despite a significant negative correlation between autistic traits and self-efficacy, autistic traits did not uniquely predict variance in the regression model. One third of all students reported a desire for more education-based support, particularly those with ADHD traits. These findings show that, within the community of those studying in the performing arts, those who are neurodivergent or who have high levels of neurodivergent traits, may be especially vulnerable to lower wellbeing.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Higher levels of neurodivergent traits associated with lower levels of self-efficacy and wellbeing for performing arts students |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/27546330241245354 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/27546330241245354 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190785 |
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