ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Putting PhD students front and center: an empirical analysis using the Effort-Reward Imbalance Model.
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- Prevalence and severity of mental health problems in early-career researchers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nature human behaviour · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological Outcomes and Research Engagement Among PhD Students in Medicine and Health Sciences: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Assessing the well-being of PhD scholars: a scoping review.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Motivations and perceived worth of pursuing a doctorate: a comparative study of Taiwanese doctorate holders in nursing and other health-related disciplines.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The emotional equation: how psychosocial support boosts safety practices in the context of construction 5.0.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Psychosocial work stressors and mental health in Ph.D. students in Germany-Evidence from two cross-sectional samples.PloS one · 2024Article
- Putting PhD students front and center: an empirical analysis using the Effort-Reward Imbalance Model.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: A doctorate is associated with numerous challenges for many PhD students, including financial insecurities, little support from supervisors, and time pressure. The present study explores well-being of PhD students via the Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) model as well as the potential protective factor resilience. Method: A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted among 1,275 PhD students from Germany. Data was collected at two measurement points over a six-week follow-up period. Results: As hypothesized, overcommitment was found to mediate the relationship between ERI and perceived stress while no mediation effect was found for work engagement. Resilience strengthened the relationship between ERI and overcommitment, especially for an increasing unfavorable ERI, and counterintuitively did not act as a protective factor. Discussion: Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, providing a deeper understanding on the ERI model and the negative coping pattern overcommitment in the context of PhD students.
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