...Hyeon Jean Yoo; David T. Marshall Purpose This study aims to understand the role of seeking social support in the relationship between perceived helplessness, self-efficacy and satisfaction among graduate students during the pandemic, drawing upon the transactional model of stress and coping...

...Heather Turner Purpose This study aims to explore the motivation and satisfaction of part-time PhD students in the USA through the lens of self-determination theory (SDT). Design/methodology/approach Following an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, data sources consisted of a survey...

... and developed a theory-based path model for predicting postdoctoral training satisfaction, using structural equation modeling. Findings The analysis revealed that during their training postdocs face mental health symptoms, which play a role in job satisfaction. Additionally, predictors of satisfaction...