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Autism Camouflaging In Relation To Views About Autism, Mental Health, And Gender Identity, Joshua A. Evans
Autism Camouflaging In Relation To Views About Autism, Mental Health, And Gender Identity, Joshua A. Evans
Global Tides
This study examined relationships between autism camouflaging behavior, personal views about autism, community support, camouflaging emotional impact, depression, anxiety, ability to be one’s authentic self and gender in autistic adults. Participants were recruited through Facebook groups. There were 248 participants (174 cisgender women, 22 cisgender men, and 43 nonbinary people). It was hypothesized autism camouflaging behavior, its emotional impact and authentic self would correlate with depression and anxiety. Gender and camouflaging emotional impact were correlated with depression levels, but camouflaging behavior was not correlated with depression or anxiety. Participants with lower self-reported acceptance of authentic self had higher depression and …
Rhetorical Theory In The Age Of Social Media In Dear Evan Hansen, Katherine Quick
Rhetorical Theory In The Age Of Social Media In Dear Evan Hansen, Katherine Quick
Pepperdine Journal of Communication Research
Broadway hit musical, Dear Evan Hansen, has revolutionized the culture of theater, as the show discusses many issues facing society such as loneliness and anxiety as caused by the increasing use of social media. This musical creates a space to talk about important issues that often go unsung. In the song, “Waving Through a Window”, the main character Evan details many of his anxieties and worries, as he desires to fit in at school and navigate the world around him. This paper argues that the writers of Dear Evan Hansen effectively argue that today’s society is one in which teenagers …