APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Be True to Your Differences: The Impact of Neurodivergent Acceptance on Meaning and Self-Compassion
- Luke Hicks
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Matthew Schaublin
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Joseph Carpenter
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Scarlet Pardue
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Bailee Smith
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Leslie Frazier
Florida International University - Jill Shelton
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Abstract
A MANCOVA was conducted to examine the effect of one’s acceptance of their disability on self-compassion and meaning within neurodivergent participants (n = 239). This indicated an overall significant effect of acceptance on the dependent outcomes, Wilk’s Λ = .74, F(1, 237) = 41.12, p < .001, ηp² = .26.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
