Table II. Researcher community,...

Table II.

Researcher community, supervisory support and friction, dissertation format, research group status, study-status, attrition intentions and engagement in international research collaboration

Variables	DK		FI		Chi-square/
Variables	M	SD	M	SD	t statistic
Researcher community support	4.74	1.22	4.46	1.18	t = −2.08^*
Supervisory support	5.56	1.27	5.30	1.24
Frictions	2.14	0.90	2.50	0.93	t = 3.44^**
Frictions	n	(%)	n	(%)
Dissertation format					χ² = 5.91^*
Monograph	64	48.9	72	35.5
Summary of articles	67	51.1	131	64.5
Study status					χ² = 39.66^**
Full-time	122	84.7	107	52.2
Part-time	22	15.3	98	47.8
Research group status
Alone	116	81.7	161	76.3
Group	7	6.8	10	10.2
Both	19	13.4	40	35.3
Drop-out intentions
Yes	36	25.4	63	31.0
No	106	74.6	140	69.0
International research collaboration					χ² = 4.26^*
Yes	39	27.5	38	18.2
No Co-authoring with international researchers Participating in international courses Researcher exchange	103 39 96 75	72.5 27.5 67.6 52.8	171 38 90 12	81.8 18.2 43.1 5.8	χ² = 20.45^ χ² = 100.42^

Variables	DK		FI		Chi-square/
Variables	M	SD	M	SD	t statistic
Researcher community support	4.74	1.22	4.46	1.18	t = −2.08^*
Supervisory support	5.56	1.27	5.30	1.24
Frictions	2.14	0.90	2.50	0.93	t = 3.44^**
Frictions	n	(%)	n	(%)
Dissertation format					χ² = 5.91^*
Monograph	64	48.9	72	35.5
Summary of articles	67	51.1	131	64.5
Study status					χ² = 39.66^**
Full-time	122	84.7	107	52.2
Part-time	22	15.3	98	47.8
Research group status
Alone	116	81.7	161	76.3
Group	7	6.8	10	10.2
Both	19	13.4	40	35.3
Drop-out intentions
Yes	36	25.4	63	31.0
No	106	74.6	140	69.0
International research collaboration					χ² = 4.26^*
Yes	39	27.5	38	18.2
NoCo-authoring with international researchersParticipating in international coursesResearcher exchange	103399675	72.527.567.652.8	171389012	81.818.243.15.8	χ² = 20.45^χ² = 100.42^

Notes:

p < 0.05;

p < 0.001

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