Is visual imagery ability higher for orthodontic students than those in other disciplines? A cross-sectional study
2019
Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the effect visual imagery
may have on career choice amongst current university students across a range of
subjects and disciplines.
Setting: University College London (UCL), United Kingdom.
Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.
Participants: The study compared four main groups of University College
London students; current students at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL Eastman
Dental Institute, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture and the Faculty of Laws.
Method: A questionnaire based on the Vividness of Visual Imagery
Questionnaire (VVIQ) was distributed along with questions regarding
demographic information.
Results: There were no significant differences between the VVIQ scores across
the four included Schools/Faculty; The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL Bartlett
School of Architecture, Faculty of Laws and UCL Eastman Dental
Institute, F(3,219) = 2.160, p = .094. There were also no significant differences
in the scores for the Eastman (M = 60.21, SD = 13.58) and the three other
Schools/Faculty (M = 62.87, SD = 10.96); t(-1.317) = 221 p = .189, and no
significant difference in the scores for the Orthodontic students (M = 60.80, SD =
13.39) and the remaining other included students (M = 61.44, SD = 9.68); t(-
0.232) = 221 p = .817. Aphantasia was uncommon in this sample, with a
prevalence of 0.9%. A positive correlation was found between age group and
total VVIQ score, with older participants scoring higher on the VVIQ. Females
were significantly more likely to say that their ability to visualise had affected
their career choice than male respondents.
Conclusions: There were no significant differences between the VVIQ scores
across the four included Schools/Faculty. Visual imagery ability did not differ in
Dental or Orthodontic students in comparison to other student groups. Further
work is needed to replicate these findings in more diverse samples.
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