TY - JOUR
T1 - My world is not my doctoral program. Or is it?
T2 - Female students' perceptions of well-being
AU - Haynes, Cliff
AU - Bulosan, Marievic
AU - Citty, Jeff
AU - Grant-Harris, Michelle
AU - Hudson, Jo Cynda
AU - Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka
PY - 2012/9/19
Y1 - 2012/9/19
N2 - As the number of women who earn doctoral degrees increases, research suggests that female doc-toral students struggle with their well-being, including managing role conflict due to multiple roles, developing coping skills, and maintaining social support. The goal of the study is to illumi-nate different aspects of women's well-being that can add increased understandings related to student stress levels, academic achievement, and personal life fulfillment. Semi-structured inter-views were conducted with eight current doctoral students who study at a research-intensive uni-versity. Furthermore, metaphorical analysis was used to describe the women's perceptions of well-being. The results indicate that female doctoral students perceive well-being as an individual and social process that is constantly evolving and unique to each woman. During this process, female doctoral students can develop realistic social, economic, and personal expectations associ-ated with their studies in order to determine the best personal balance of the multiple roles they play. Implications for practice and future research are included.
AB - As the number of women who earn doctoral degrees increases, research suggests that female doc-toral students struggle with their well-being, including managing role conflict due to multiple roles, developing coping skills, and maintaining social support. The goal of the study is to illumi-nate different aspects of women's well-being that can add increased understandings related to student stress levels, academic achievement, and personal life fulfillment. Semi-structured inter-views were conducted with eight current doctoral students who study at a research-intensive uni-versity. Furthermore, metaphorical analysis was used to describe the women's perceptions of well-being. The results indicate that female doctoral students perceive well-being as an individual and social process that is constantly evolving and unique to each woman. During this process, female doctoral students can develop realistic social, economic, and personal expectations associ-ated with their studies in order to determine the best personal balance of the multiple roles they play. Implications for practice and future research are included.
KW - Doctoral studies
KW - Female graduate students
KW - Metaphorical analysis
KW - Well-being
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866245400
SN - 1556-8881
VL - 7
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - International Journal of Doctoral Studies
JF - International Journal of Doctoral Studies
ER -