Work organization and mental health problems in PhD students
Work organization and mental health problems in PhD students
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DOI：
10.1016/j.respol.2017.02.008
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发表时间：
2017-05-01
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影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Gislef, Lydia
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作者：
Levecque, Katia;Anseel, Frederik;Gislef, Lydia
研究政策观察者越来越担心当前学术工作条件对心理健康的潜在影响，特别是在博士生中。目前这项研究的目的有三个。首先，我们评估了比利时佛兰德斯(N=3659)具有代表性的博士生样本中精神健康问题的患病率。第二，我们将博士生与其他三个样本进行比较：(1)普通人群中受过高等教育的学生(N=769)；(2)受过高等教育的员工(N=592)；以及(3)受过高等教育的学生(N=333)。第三，我们评估了那些与博士生角色相关的组织因素，这些因素可以预测心理健康状况。基于12种心理健康症状(GHQ-12)的结果显示，32%的博士生有患上或发展为常见精神障碍的风险，尤其是抑郁症。这一估计值显著高于对照组的估计值。组织政策与心理健康问题的流行程度显著相关。尤其是工作家庭关系、工作要求和工作控制、主管的领导风格、团队决策文化以及对学术之外职业的看法都与心理健康问题有关。(C)2017爱思唯尔B.V.保留所有权利。
Research policy observers are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of current academic working conditions on mental health, particularly in PhD students. The aim of the current study is threefold. First, we assess the prevalence of mental health problems in a representative sample of PhD students in Flanders, Belgium (N=3659). Second, we compare PhD students to three other samples: (1) highly educated in the general population (N=769); (2) highly educated employees (N=592); and (3) higher education students (N=333). Third, we assess those organizational factors relating to the role of PhD students that predict mental health status. Results based on 12 mental health symptoms (GHQ-12) showed that 32% of PhD students are at risk of having or developing a common psychiatric disorder, especially depression. This estimate was significantly higher than those obtained in the comparison groups. Organizational policies were significantly associated with the prevalence of mental health problems. Especially work family interface, job demands and job control, the supervisor's leadership style, team decision-making culture, and perception of a career outside academia are linked to mental health problems. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.