Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Sarah Asquith
Lecturer
Dr Sarah Asquith is a lecturer in the Psychology department and her research focuses on creativity and wellbeing.
Sarah was awarded her PhD in Psychology from Leeds Beckett University in 2021, and prior to that, completed an MSc in Psychology at LBU in 2014, and worked as a Research Assistant. While studying for her PhD, she worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, teaching on the undergraduate Psychology course.
Current Teaching
- Research Methods in Psychology (L4)
- Advanced Research Methods (L5)
- Real World Psychology (L5)
Sarah also supervises Masters students conducting research in the field of creativity and wellbeing.
Research Interests
Sarah's PhD research took a cross-sectional and longitudinal approach to examine the influence of individual factors (e.g. personality) and contextual factors (e.g. engagement in leisure activities) on creativity and wellbeing in young people. She is also interested in the relationship between different aspects of creativity and mental health and wellbeing.
Selected Outputs
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Asquith SL; Wang X; Quintana DS; Abraham A (2020) Predictors of Creativity in Young People: Using Frequentist and Bayesian Approaches in Estimating the Importance of Individual and Contextual Factors. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
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Asquith SL; Wang X; Abraham AG (2018) The antecedents and outcomes of creative cognition. In: Harris A; Thomson P; Snepvangers K ed. Creativity Policy, Partnerships and Practice in Education. Palgrave Macmillan,
