An Exploratory Study of Students with Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Cooper, Katelyn M.; Gin, Logan E.; Barnes, M. Elizabeth; Brownell, Sara E.
Titel	An Exploratory Study of Students with Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences
Quelle	In: CBE - Life Sciences Education, 19 (2020) 2, Artikel 19 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-7913
DOI	10.1187/cbe.19-11-0217
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Undergraduate Students; Student Research; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Student Motivation; Productivity; Creativity; Risk; Learner Engagement; Attention; Self Concept; Interpersonal Relationship; Failure; Helping Relationship; Feedback (Response); Mentors; Time Factors (Learning) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studentenforschung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schulische Motivation; Produktivität; Kreativität; Risiko; Aufmerksamkeit; Selbstkonzept; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Helfende Beziehung
Abstract	Depression is a top mental health concern among undergraduates and has been shown to disproportionately affect individuals who are underserved and underrepresented in science. As we aim to create a more inclusive scientific community, we argue that we need to examine the relationship between depression and scientific research. While studies have identified aspects of research that affect graduate student depression, we know of no studies that have explored the relationship between depression and undergraduate research. In this study, we sought to understand how undergraduates' symptoms of depression affect their research experiences and how research affects undergraduates' feelings of depression. We interviewed 35 undergraduate researchers majoring in the life sciences from 12 research-intensive public universities across the United States who identify with having depression. Using inductive and deductive coding, we identified that students' depression affected their motivation and productivity, creativity and risk-taking, engagement and concentration, and self-perception and socializing in undergraduate research experiences. We found that students' social connections, experiencing failure in research, getting help, receiving feedback, and the demands of research affected students' depression. Based on this work, we articulate an initial set of evidence-based recommendations for research mentors to consider in promoting an inclusive research experience for students with depression. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01