Psychological distress is prevalent in doctoral degree training and affects students'
completion time. It is crucial to monitor the amount of distress experienced and understand …

The issue of considerable dropout rate in doctoral programs is well documented across a
large number of countries. However, few studies address the factors associated with …

The number of PhD candidates who experience psychological problems has risen
significantly over the past few years. Poor mental health can have numerous negative …

Postgraduate education has become increasingly crucial for nations in recent years,
contributing to scientific, technological, and social progress. However, high dropout rates …

Although burnout and mental health problems may adversely impact quality of scientific
research, academic productivity, and attrition in biomedical doctoral training programs, very …

ABSTRACT Aim/Purpose The purpose of this quantitative descriptive study is to provide a
preliminary examination of students' retention factors of engagement, communication, and …

This paper examines relations between doctoral students' employment and graduation
outcomes at a research-intensive university in Russia. Since most doctoral students lack …

Graduate and doctoral schools around the world struggle to shorten the long time to degree
and to prevent high dropout rates. While most of previous research studied individual …

Our paper adds to a growing literature of doctoral training by studying factors that drive time-
to-completion based on a new and unique data set from an international European graduate …

Background: Doctoral students have much higher risk of anxiety or depression than general
population. Doctoral students worldwide are facing varying degrees of mental health risks …