Psychological distress among doctoral scholars: Its association with perseverance and passion
- Title
- Psychological distress among doctoral scholars: Its association with perseverance and passion
- Creator
- Sunny A.M.; Ashraf F.G.T.; Sujith V.S.; Thomas S.; Chakraborty K.; Deb S.
- Description
- Background: the study examined psychological distress and its association with perseverance and passion for long term goals among 400 Ph.D. scholars from Pondicherry University. MethODs: the sample collected through multi-stage convenience sampling technique was assessed using a structured Questionnaire, Depression, anxiety and stress scale (Dass-21), Grit scale and Flourishing scale. resULts: the results showed that 7.5% and 4.5% had severe and extremely severe depression, 12.5% and 20% had severe and extremely severe anxiety, and 5% and 1.5% had severe and extremely severe stress. the data was collected from one indian University and analyzed based the information gathered through self-report inventory. cONcLUsiONs: congenial family environment, good relationship with parents and friends were observed to be positive factors for psychological well-being. there is an urgent need to extend mental health support services to the PhD scholars especially for those who were suffering from severe and extremely severe psychological distress. 2020 Edizioni Minerva Medica Online version at http://www.minervamedica.it
- Source
- Minerva Psichiatrica, Vol-61, No. 4, pp. 143-152.
- Date
- 2020-01-01
- Publisher
- Edizioni Minerva Medica
- Subject
- Psychological distress; Students; Universities
- Coverage
- Sunny A.M., Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India; Ashraf F.G.T., Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India; Sujith V.S., Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India; Thomas S., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, India; Chakraborty K., Department of English, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India; Deb S., Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, Sriperumbudur, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 3911772; CODEN: MPSID
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Sunny A.M.; Ashraf F.G.T.; Sujith V.S.; Thomas S.; Chakraborty K.; Deb S., “Psychological distress among doctoral scholars: Its association with perseverance and passion,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 24, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/16120.