The Influence of Social Supports on Graduate Student Persistence in Biomedical Fields
The Influence of Social Supports on Graduate Student Persistence in Biomedical Fields
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DOI：
10.1187/cbe.19-01-0029
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发表时间：
2019-09-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Gershon, Robyn
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作者：
Estrada, Mica;Zhi, Qi;Gershon, Robyn
通往生物医学职业的道路并没有在所有学生中以同样的警惕来追求。新兴的研究表明，历史上代表性不足（HU）的学生谁保持强烈的科学身份更有可能坚持下去。然而，社会支持对坚持的影响研究较少，特别是当它涉及到博士生的科学身份。为了填补这一空白，进行了一项为期1年的研究，以评估101个HU和大多数生物医学博士生之间的相似性和差异，以测量1）他们报告的社会支持，科学身份和坚持意图的同等经验的程度; 2）他们的社会支持经验预测1年后坚持的意图;科学认同在社会支持与生物医学职业路径坚持意愿之间起中介作用。数据是通过在线调查收集的。结果表明，科学身份显着中介关系的专业网络支持和坚持一年后，大多数学生。相比之下，对于胡的学生来说，科学认同调节了工具性、心理社会、朋友和家人的支持以及一年后的坚持之间的关系。这些研究结果提供的证据表明，加强辅导计划和支持系统将是有益的，特别是对胡学生。
Pathways to biomedical careers are not being pursued with equal vigilance among all students. Emerging research shows that historically underrepresented (HU) students who maintain a strong science identity are more likely to persist. However, the influence of social support on persistence is less studied, especially as it relates to science identity among doctoral students. To fill this gap, a 1-year study to assess similarities and differences among 101 HU and majority biomedical doctoral students was conducted to measure the extent to which 1) they report equivalent experiences of social support, science identity, and intentions to persist; 2) their experiences of social support predict intentions to persist 1 year later; and 3) science identity mediates the relationship between social support and intentions to persist in biomedical career pathways. Data were collected using online surveys. Results indicated that science identity significantly mediated the relationship between professional network support and persistence a year later for majority students. In contrast, for HU students, science identity mediated the relationship between instrumental, psychosocial, friend and family support, and persistence a year later. These study results provide evidence that reinforcing mentoring programs and support systems will be beneficial, especially for HU students.