Lunia, Devangi and Smith, Andrew  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028
2025.
Exploring the associations between autistic traits, sleep quality and well-being in university students: a cross-sectional study.
Brain Sciences
15
(6)
, 567.
10.3390/brainsci15060567
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Abstract
Background: Very few studies have examined associations between autistic traits, sleep, and the well-being of university students, and the aim of the present study was to address this knowledge gap. Methods: Three hundred and eight university students carried out an online survey consisting of the Comprehensive Autistic Traits Inventory (CATI), the Short-Form Well-Being Process Questionnaire (SWBPQ), the Short-Form Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and the Short-Form Sleep Questionnaire. Results: Univariate analyses revealed significant correlations between the CATI subscales and the SDQ outcomes, but there were few associations between the CATI scales and the well-being outcomes, which were associated with the sleep scores and the well-being predictors. No interactions were found between the predictor variables. This profile was confirmed in the multivariate analyses, which also showed significant associations between the CATI scores and well-being predictors. Conclusions: CATI scores were associated with the outcomes of strengths and difficulties but showed few significant associations with the WPQ outcomes, which were predicted by sleep and well-being predictors. However, evidence of the indirect effects of the CATI scores on well-being came from the associations between the CATI scales and the well-being predictors.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Published Online |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Psychology |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 2076-3425 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 2 June 2025 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 23 May 2025 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jun 2025 13:30 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178675 |
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