Mental Health of PhD Students at Polish Universities—Before the COVID-19 Outbreak

Background: A group particularly exposed to the occurrence of disorders in the sphere of the psyche are young people with a newly developing personality structure and a sense of identity. In the available literature there are few reports describing the mental health of doctoral students—a group that...

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Autores principales:	Mateusz Kowalczyk, Michał Seweryn Karbownik, Edward Kowalczyk, Monika Sienkiewicz, Monika Talarowska
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:15651140c8c94bdbb024439b30a410ad2021-11-25T17:50:49ZMental Health of PhD Students at Polish Universities—Before the COVID-19 Outbreak10.3390/ijerph1822120681660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/15651140c8c94bdbb024439b30a410ad2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12068https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Background: A group particularly exposed to the occurrence of disorders in the sphere of the psyche are young people with a newly developing personality structure and a sense of identity. In the available literature there are few reports describing the mental health of doctoral students—a group that is affected by a particular group of stressors. The aim of the research was to assess the mental health of PhD students at Polish universities. Material and Methods: The Polish adaptation of the GHQ Questionnaire-28, developed by David Goldberg et al. was used in the research. PhD students from all universities associated in the National Representation of Doctoral Students were invited to take part in the research. A total of 576 completed questionnaires were received. Results: It was found that depression is statistically more frequent in doctoral students who are not in any relationship with another person; anxiety/insomnia is more common in women than men and less frequently in doctoral students of general than in technical universities. Conclusions: (1) More than half of the surveyed students complain about the deterioration of mental health. The most commonly reported symptom groups are anxiety and insomnia, followed by social dysfunctions and somatic symptoms. (2) Depression is statistically more common in people who are not in any relationship with another person and anxiety and insomnia are statistically more common in women than in men and statistically less frequent in doctoral students of general universities than technical universities. (3) In view of the presented results, educating young adults in the field of self-awareness in the field of mental health seems to be particularly important.Mateusz KowalczykMichał Seweryn KarbownikEdward KowalczykMonika SienkiewiczMonika TalarowskaMDPI AGarticlemental healthPhD studentsdepressionanxietyinsomniaMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12068, p 12068 (2021)
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spellingShingle	mental health PhD students depression anxiety insomnia Medicine R Mateusz Kowalczyk Michał Seweryn Karbownik Edward Kowalczyk Monika Sienkiewicz Monika Talarowska Mental Health of PhD Students at Polish Universities—Before the COVID-19 Outbreak
description	Background: A group particularly exposed to the occurrence of disorders in the sphere of the psyche are young people with a newly developing personality structure and a sense of identity. In the available literature there are few reports describing the mental health of doctoral students—a group that is affected by a particular group of stressors. The aim of the research was to assess the mental health of PhD students at Polish universities. Material and Methods: The Polish adaptation of the GHQ Questionnaire-28, developed by David Goldberg et al. was used in the research. PhD students from all universities associated in the National Representation of Doctoral Students were invited to take part in the research. A total of 576 completed questionnaires were received. Results: It was found that depression is statistically more frequent in doctoral students who are not in any relationship with another person; anxiety/insomnia is more common in women than men and less frequently in doctoral students of general than in technical universities. Conclusions: (1) More than half of the surveyed students complain about the deterioration of mental health. The most commonly reported symptom groups are anxiety and insomnia, followed by social dysfunctions and somatic symptoms. (2) Depression is statistically more common in people who are not in any relationship with another person and anxiety and insomnia are statistically more common in women than in men and statistically less frequent in doctoral students of general universities than technical universities. (3) In view of the presented results, educating young adults in the field of self-awareness in the field of mental health seems to be particularly important.
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author	Mateusz Kowalczyk Michał Seweryn Karbownik Edward Kowalczyk Monika Sienkiewicz Monika Talarowska
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title	Mental Health of PhD Students at Polish Universities—Before the COVID-19 Outbreak
title_short	Mental Health of PhD Students at Polish Universities—Before the COVID-19 Outbreak
title_full	Mental Health of PhD Students at Polish Universities—Before the COVID-19 Outbreak
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Mental Health of PhD Students at Polish Universities—Before the COVID-19 Outbreak

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