Not just a phase: Understanding the role of doctoral program stage on motivation and well-being

Anna SVERDLIK; Nathan C. HALL; Hui WANG

Not just a phase: Understanding the role of doctoral program stage on motivation and well-being

Anna SVERDLIK
, Nathan C. HALL
, Hui WANG

Department of Special Education and Counselling (SEC)

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Abstract

Research on doctoral students is increasingly focusing on the motivation (Gardner, 2009; O’Meara et al., 2013) and well-being (Hyun et al., 2006; Morris, 2013) of students across the disciplines. However, no quantitative research to date has explored the effects of phase in the doctoral program on these factors. In the present study, a web-based survey was conducted to explore doctoral students’ motivation and well-being (N = 3,155). One-way ANCOVAs revealed significant effects of phase in the program on doctoral students’ self-efficacy, stress, and satisfaction with their program. The findings highlight the need for a differential approach to supporting doctoral students throughout their programs, both in terms of training and guidance, and in terms of access to health and wellness resources. Copyright © 2018 AERA.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Apr 2018
Event	2018 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "The Dreams, Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education" - New York, United States Duration: 13 Apr 2018 → 17 Apr 2018 https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Previous-Annual-Meetings/2018-Annual-Meeting

Conference

Conference	2018 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "The Dreams, Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education"
Abbreviated title	AERA 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	13/04/18 → 17/04/18
Internet address	https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Previous-Annual-Meetings/2018-Annual-Meeting

Not just a phase: Understanding the role of doctoral program stage on motivation and well-being. / SVERDLIK, Anna; HALL, Nathan C.; WANG, Hui.
2018. Paper presented at 2018 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "The Dreams, Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education"
, New York, United States.

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