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 …

Despite the benefits of a PhD for degree-holders as well for society as a whole, doctoral
student attrition is a common phenomenon. Unfortunately, the empirical literature on dropout …

This study investigates PhD candidates'(N= 391) perceptions about their research
environment at a Dutch university in terms of the research climate,(un) ethical supervisory …

Student academic performance is an important indicator of doctoral education quality, but
limited research has focused on how multiple influential factors of doctoral students' …

In the literature, social support is depicted as an important determinant of whether someone
completes their doctoral process. However, few studies actually test the impact of social …

While the interpersonal nature of the supervisory relationship in research degree
supervision has been recognised and different models of supervisory styles have been …

While student attrition constitutes a major institutional concern at the undergraduate level,
this topic is overlooked at the master's level. Dropout rates have been documented, but no …

The permanence of students in doctoral programs is a multi-causal phenomenon, which
makes it difficult to address and leads to an isolated investigation of its causes, being …

Based on self-determination theory, a few studies have identified competence satisfaction as
a major determinant of doctoral persistence. However, these studies did not use scales …