...Kathy Chandler Purpose This study aims to examine how being part of a WhatsApp community of doctoral researchers over a five-year period influences the author’s well-being, learning and professional development. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a digital autoethnographic approach...

... Licensed re-use rights only Well-being Academic success Collaborative community of support Graduate supervision Peer mentors Supervisory paradigms Two key themes were identified with regards to supports provided by supervisors (Academic, Connective and Networks of Support) and peers...

... 2023 International student Graduate student Well-being Health service psychology COVID-19 pandemic Sociopolitical movement USA Participants were asked to respond to multiple-choice and open-ended questions assessing social support and challenges experienced by international...

...Patricia Gooding; Rebecca Crook; Melissa Westwood; Claire Faichnie; Sarah Peters Purpose This study aims to examine the following across a six-month period in post-graduate research (PGR) students: mental health and well-being; the effect of academic pressures on depression, anxiety and well-being...

...Kimberly A. Griffin; Joakina Stone; Di-Tu Dissassa; Terra Nicole Hall; Ashley Clarke Purpose This study aims to focus on the experiences of biomedical science students nearing the end of their doctoral programs and the factors that influence their well-being. In addition to identifying general...

... and well-being. Design/methodology/approach This is a systematic literature review of English language peer-reviewed studies published between 2020 and 2021, which provided empirical evidence of the impact of the pandemic on ECR activity and development. The search strategy involved online databases...

.... Well-being Postgraduate Belonging © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 31 07 2020 01 11 2020 19 01 2021 26 01 2021 28 01 2021 Charlotte Morris can be contacted at: charlotte.morris@port.ac.uk...

...Rebecca Crook; Patricia Gooding; Chloe Whittaker; Dawn Edge; Claire Faichnie; Melissa Westwood; Sarah Peters Purpose This study aimed to address three key gaps in existing knowledge about postgraduate researchers’ (PGRs) well-being. It investigated 1) the frequency and nature of depression...

...Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci; Michele Jacobsen; Lorelli Nowell; Georgina Freeman; Liza Lorenzetti; Tracey Clancy; Alessandra Paolucci; Helen Pethrick; Diane L. Lorenzetti Purpose Student mental well-being is a matter of increasing concern on university campuses around the world. Social, psychological...

...Fryni Panayidou; Benjamin Priest Purpose This paper aims to examine the effectiveness of PhD support groups as an intervention that improves mental well-being and increases confidence in timely PhD completion. Design/methodology/approach Participants of six PhD support groups, which we co...

...John A. Gonzalez; Heeyun Kim; Allyson Flaster Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine doctoral students’ developmental trajectories in well-being and disciplinary identity during the first three years of doctoral study. Design/methodology/approach This study relies on data from...

... by integrating researcher development, critical pedagogy and psychological knowledge of well-being. A diverse group of PGRs co-designed workshops and delivered them to their peers. Workshops engaged 26% of the PGR population (total 116 attendees). PGR Workshop Leaders and attendees submitted anonymous, online...

...Gina Wisker; Gillian Robinson Purpose This research aims to explore the professional identity of supervisors and their perceptions of stress in doctoral learning supervision. The research determines ways of developing strategies of resilience and well-being to overcome stress, leading to positive...