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ABSTRACT
This study examines how young adults experience theatre and how this activity impacts their personal development. A total of 305 subjects, between 14 and 29 years old, completed the ‘Theatre and me’ (T&Y) battery of questions. Correlation and variance analysis were conducted considering age and gender. Older subjects reported that participating in drama activities has a greater impact on their lives, helps them to have a greater proclivity to take risks and to be more open-minded. With respect to gender, girls score higher than boys in ‘Tolerance to Risk-Taking and Commitment’, ‘Identity and Consciousness’, Expression of Feeling’ and ‘Escape’.
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Notes on contributors
Tomás Motos Teruel Pedagogue and psychologist specialised in creativity, theatre and corporal expression, who has been a tenured professor in the University of Valencia of Didactics and School Organization. He holds a PhD in Philosophy and Educational Sciences. He is the co-director of the Master degree in Applied Theatre at the University of Valencia.
Vicente Alfonso-Benlliure PhD in psychology. Research focuses on the evaluation and stimulation of creativity from childhood to advanced adulthood. He is the author of the Children's Creativity Test (TCI) for elementary school children. Teacher of the Master of Special Education (Intervention with gifted children). Co-director of the Master's degree in Applied Theater (UV).
Donna Lee Fields Associated Professor at the International University of Valencia. Visiting Professor at the University of Valencia.