Study Engagement and Burnout of the PhD Candidates in Medicine: A Person-Centered Approach

This study focused on exploring individual variations in doctoral candidates’ well-being, in terms of experienced research engagement and burnout by using a person-centered approach. In addition, the associations between well-being profiles and gender, country of origin, study status (full-time or p...

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Autores principales:	Lotta Tikkanen, Kirsi Pyhältö, Aleksandra Bujacz, Juha Nieminen
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	burnout drop-out PhD candidate research engagement well-being Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:97c59dc7ae354a5386148fe4b97e08252021-11-30T12:48:45ZStudy Engagement and Burnout of the PhD Candidates in Medicine: A Person-Centered Approach1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.727746https://doaj.org/article/97c59dc7ae354a5386148fe4b97e08252021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727746/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078This study focused on exploring individual variations in doctoral candidates’ well-being, in terms of experienced research engagement and burnout by using a person-centered approach. In addition, the associations between well-being profiles and gender, country of origin, study status (full-time or part-time), research group status and drop-out intentions were explored. The participants were 692 PhD candidates in the field of medicine. Latent profile analysis was employed to identify the well-being profiles. Four distinct profiles were identified: high engagement–low burnout, high engagement–moderate burnout, moderate engagement–moderate burnout, and moderate engagement–high burnout. Working in a clinical unit or hospital and working in a research group seemed to be related to increased engagement and reduced risk for suffering burnout, while the intentions to quit one’s doctoral studies were more frequently reported in profiles with moderate levels of engagement. The findings imply that although a significant number of PhD candidates in medicine had an increased risk for developing burnout, for most of the PhD candidates research education is an engaging experience.Lotta TikkanenLotta TikkanenKirsi PyhältöKirsi PyhältöAleksandra BujaczJuha NieminenFrontiers Media S.A.articleburnoutdrop-outPhD candidateresearch engagementwell-beingPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	burnout drop-out PhD candidate research engagement well-being Psychology BF1-990 Lotta Tikkanen Lotta Tikkanen Kirsi Pyhältö Kirsi Pyhältö Aleksandra Bujacz Juha Nieminen Study Engagement and Burnout of the PhD Candidates in Medicine: A Person-Centered Approach
description	This study focused on exploring individual variations in doctoral candidates’ well-being, in terms of experienced research engagement and burnout by using a person-centered approach. In addition, the associations between well-being profiles and gender, country of origin, study status (full-time or part-time), research group status and drop-out intentions were explored. The participants were 692 PhD candidates in the field of medicine. Latent profile analysis was employed to identify the well-being profiles. Four distinct profiles were identified: high engagement–low burnout, high engagement–moderate burnout, moderate engagement–moderate burnout, and moderate engagement–high burnout. Working in a clinical unit or hospital and working in a research group seemed to be related to increased engagement and reduced risk for suffering burnout, while the intentions to quit one’s doctoral studies were more frequently reported in profiles with moderate levels of engagement. The findings imply that although a significant number of PhD candidates in medicine had an increased risk for developing burnout, for most of the PhD candidates research education is an engaging experience.
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title	Study Engagement and Burnout of the PhD Candidates in Medicine: A Person-Centered Approach
title_short	Study Engagement and Burnout of the PhD Candidates in Medicine: A Person-Centered Approach
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Study Engagement and Burnout of the PhD Candidates in Medicine: A Person-Centered Approach

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