Completed: 2019
Implicit Biases by Managers and peers in the Cultural sector – are autistic employees at a disadvantage?
Supervisor: Chis Ashwin | University: Centre for Appllied Autism Research, University of Bath
The study investigated implicit and explicit bias of people working in the cultural sector towards fellow cultural sector autistic employees. A total of 102 cultural sector workers were recruited and completed various measures of both implicit and explicit bias online as well as a measure of the degree of autistic traits. Tasks included measuring participants’ affective and cognitive attitudes towards a peer displaying characteristics of autism spectrum condition (ASC) in a written vignette with three conditions ; autistic, no label and typical worker. Results indicated implicit bias against autism, and significantly higher negative explicit bias towards a fellow employee labelled as autistic.
AHRC Subjects Community Art Policy Arts Management and Creative Industries
Themes Inclusive Leadership Practice Qualities of Leadership Sector Insights
