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‘Take a break, you’ll be able to work more’: convergent mixed methods analysis of PhD students’ blog posts
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SYSNO ASEP 0583554 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type The record was not marked in the RIV Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title ‘Take a break, you’ll be able to work more’: convergent mixed methods analysis of PhD students’ blog posts Author(s) Avilés, D.J.V. (CZ)
Jang, Y. (CZ)
Urban, Marek (PSU-E) ORCID, SAI, RIDSource Title Studies in Continuing Education - ISSN 0158-037X
únor (2024)Number of pages 18 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Higher education ; doctoral education ; stress ; mental health ; convergent mixed method research Subject RIV AN - Psychology OECD category Psychology (including human - machine relations) Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support PSU-E - RVO:68081740 UT WOS 001168566200001 EID SCOPUS 85186197661 DOI 10.1080/0158037X.2024.2319806 Annotation The pursuit of a PhD is associated with increased mental health risks, with commonly identified stressors that include supervision, financial constraints, hierarchical institutional culture, and specific work demands. However, previous investigations primarily relied on self-reported questionnaires. In this study, a convergent mixed-methods analysis was conducted on 94 blog posts written by doctoral students in English (N = 39), Spanish (N = 29), and Korean (N = 26). An inductive thematic analysis was employed to identify themes related to PhD studies. To succeed in academia, blog posts emphasised the importance of cultivating autonomy, resilience, purpose, intrinsic motivation, and self-regulatory skills. Intriguingly, the pursuit of academic achievement was exclusively associated with negative mental states. Subsequently, a qualitative-to-quantitative transformation (i.e. quantitising) was applied to the data, allowing a statistical examination of intercultural differences among the samples. The Spanish sample was concerned with challenging funding, academic culture, and gender stereotypes. The Korean sample highlighted problematic supervisory relationships and gender stereotypes. The English sample focused on maintaining mental health, albeit all coping mechanisms were perceived as mere instruments for improving productivity. Key implications include the recognition of cultural nuances in the experience of stressors and the importance of addressing mental health concerns in academic settings. Workplace Institute of Psychology Contact Štěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096 Year of Publishing 2025 Electronic address https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0158037X.2024.2319806
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