'There's Only so Much an Individual Can Do': An Ecological Systems Perspective on Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Early Stages of Doctoral Research

Autor/inn/en	Jackman, Patricia C.; Sanderson, Rebecca; Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn; Jacobs, Lisa
Titel	'There's Only so Much an Individual Can Do': An Ecological Systems Perspective on Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Early Stages of Doctoral Research
Quelle	In: Journal of Further and Higher Education, 46 (2022) 7, S.931-946 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jackman, Patricia C.) ORCID (Sanderson, Rebecca) ORCID (Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn) ORCID (Jacobs, Lisa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-877X
DOI	10.1080/0309877X.2021.2023732
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Students; Mental Health; Well Being; Work Environment; Cultural Influences; Higher Education; Educational Environment; Foreign Countries; Individual Characteristics; Student Experience; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Arbeitsmilieu; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ausland; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Studienerfahrung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Calls to address concerning evidence surrounding mental health and wellbeing in doctoral researchers have grown internationally in recent years. Adopting an ecological systems approach, this article explores doctoral researchers' perspectives on what influences mental health and wellbeing in early-stage doctoral research. Forty-seven doctoral researchers took part in focus groups exploring mental health and wellbeing in the first year of doctoral study. The framework generated through our thematic and connecting analyses emphasises the interdependency of the various layers of the environment surrounding early-stage doctoral researchers. In line with our theoretical perspective, we describe the influence of: individual factors; the microsystem; the mesosystem; the exosystem; and the macrosystem. Participants highlighted the impact of the broader working culture in academia on their mental health and wellbeing, which permeated other, more proximal layers within their environment. This article contributes knowledge that can aid the development of interventions seeking to support mental health and wellbeing in doctoral researchers. Furthermore, our findings suggest that without the adoption of a whole-systems approach, efforts to improve mental health and wellbeing in these researchers could be difficult. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01