The Well-Being of International Doctoral Students--What Does It Look Like, What Affects It, and How Can We Support It?
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| Title: | The Well-Being of International Doctoral Students--What Does It Look Like, What Affects It, and How Can We Support It? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sean Nicholas, Pinjia Chan, Ivana Chan |
| Source: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 2025 17(6):109-132. |
| Availability: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 3107 B Hampton Highway, Yorktown, VA 23693. e-mail: oic213@lehigh.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Well Being, Doctoral Students, Foreign Students, Influences, Doctoral Programs, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs |
| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
| Abstract: | There are multiple reviews on the well-being of international students and doctoral students, but to our knowledge, none on the well-being of international doctoral students. We undertook a scoping review to understand the state of well-being of international doctoral students, the factors that affect it, and the strategies that support it. We searched PsycInfo, EBSCO, Scopus, and ERIC for full-text, peer-reviewed articles published in English from 2003-2023. Fourteen studies were included in our scoping review. These studies suggest that international doctoral students report relatively low well-being in terms of negative emotions, attitudes toward the self, and social relationships. Their well-being is affected by an intersection of predisposing, contextual, and psychological factors. Strategies to support well-being focused on actions that individual students can enact to support their own well-being. We suggest several strategies to support the well-being of international doctoral students, focusing on those that involve actions taken by institutions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1494545 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | There are multiple reviews on the well-being of international students and doctoral students, but to our knowledge, none on the well-being of international doctoral students. We undertook a scoping review to understand the state of well-being of international doctoral students, the factors that affect it, and the strategies that support it. We searched PsycInfo, EBSCO, Scopus, and ERIC for full-text, peer-reviewed articles published in English from 2003-2023. Fourteen studies were included in our scoping review. These studies suggest that international doctoral students report relatively low well-being in terms of negative emotions, attitudes toward the self, and social relationships. Their well-being is affected by an intersection of predisposing, contextual, and psychological factors. Strategies to support well-being focused on actions that individual students can enact to support their own well-being. We suggest several strategies to support the well-being of international doctoral students, focusing on those that involve actions taken by institutions. |
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| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
