Doctoral students’ well-being : a literature review
(2018) In International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 13(1).- Abstract
Purpose: Doctoral student well-being is an important matter that shapes the well-being of academics throughout their careers. Given that well-being has been found to be closely related to employee productivity and efficiency, strategies associated with maintaining well-being during PhD studies might be crucial for higher education, its outcomes and—just as importantly—for a balanced life of PhD students. Method: Based on 17 studies, this literature review critically assesses the literature on doctoral student well-being. Results: Theoretical models, concepts of well-being, and methods applied are discussed, as are the results of the articles. The reviewed studies are then discussed based on a SWOT analysis addressing the strengths and... (More)
Purpose: Doctoral student well-being is an important matter that shapes the well-being of academics throughout their careers. Given that well-being has been found to be closely related to employee productivity and efficiency, strategies associated with maintaining well-being during PhD studies might be crucial for higher education, its outcomes and—just as importantly—for a balanced life of PhD students. Method: Based on 17 studies, this literature review critically assesses the literature on doctoral student well-being. Results: Theoretical models, concepts of well-being, and methods applied are discussed, as are the results of the articles. The reviewed studies are then discussed based on a SWOT analysis addressing the strengths and weaknesses of the reviewed research as well as the identified opportunities and threats, which can be used as a basis for future research. Based on the review findings and the SWOT analysis, a multidimensional view of the well-being of doctoral students is proposed. Conclusions: The study proposes a more student-centred approach to meeting doctoral students’ needs, and the enhancement of doctoral student well-being in order, as a long-term goal, to improve academics’ well-being and productivity.
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- Schmidt, Manuela LU and Hansson, Erika LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018-01-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Doctoral student, PhD student, review, SWOT, well-being
- in
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
- volume
- 13
- issue
- 1
- article number
- 1508171
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85051635595
- pmid:30102142
- ISSN
- 1748-2623
- DOI
- 10.1080/17482631.2018.1508171
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- a691ea10-fb84-4f1d-a1d7-89c700dfe7f5
- date added to LUP
- 2018-09-13 11:01:46
- date last changed
- 2024-04-15 12:33:11
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