Doctoral Students and COVID-19: Exploring Challenges, Academic Progress, and Well-Being

Autor/inn/en	Sverdlik, Anna; Hall, Nathan C.; Vallerand, Robert J.
Titel	Doctoral Students and COVID-19: Exploring Challenges, Academic Progress, and Well-Being
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology, 43 (2023) 5, S.545-560 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-3410
DOI	10.1080/01443410.2022.2091749
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Students; Doctoral Programs; Student Attitudes; Well Being; Barriers; COVID-19; Pandemics; Gender Differences; Coping; Time to Degree; Academic Achievement; Family Work Relationship; Anxiety; Stress Variables; Access to Education; Foreign Students; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Schülerverhalten; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bewältigung; Schulleistung; Angst; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	Doctoral students often struggle with depression, anxiety, loneliness, and physical concerns, that are directly associated with their programs. Supporting doctoral students' well-being becomes critical during a global pandemic, when students become further isolated, uncertain, and struggle academically. The present study examined students' top challenges and coping strategies during the COVID-19 crisis, as well as gender differences in academic progress and well-being. Students' top challenges included: inability to see family/friends, being home-bound, blurring of work/family time, isolation, and inability to access campus. Students' top coping strategies included: seeking social support, working, exercising, watching television, and creating a comfortable routine. The COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted female students' research progress more than males', and female doctoral students reported feeling anxious, upset, and irritable when engaging in academic work, while males felt enthusiastic. Finally, general anxiety and stress was higher in females than males during the COVID-19 outbreak. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01