<p> </p>
<p> Graduate
student-parents face numerous challenges, such as balancing their parent,
student, and worker roles, and often having to “prove” themselves as serious
students and parents. Although these challenges are potentially life-changing
and can lead to high graduate student attrition rates, research on the social,
academic, and work-related experiences of graduate student-parents is scarce. Through
this dissertation, I aimed to shed light on an often overlooked population. </p>
<p> This
dissertation is presented in the form of two distinct articles conceptually
related in nature. The first article integrates literature from various fields
relevant to graduate student-parents. Through a critique of the existing
literature, I noted three significant issues: (a) a lack of focus on the
experiences of graduate student fathers, (b) a lack of focus on
intersectionality, and (c) a virtual nonexistence of how psychologists can
bridge the gap between research findings and policy change. The article ends
with suggestions for practitioners in university counseling center settings. </p>
<p> The purpose
of the second article is to examine whether advisor support buffers the relations
between parent-based discrimination and emotional, work-, and family-related
outcomes. I hypothesized that the indirect effect between perceived
discrimination and SFC/WFC via burnout will be significant and positive at low
levels of academic advisor support. I also hypothesized that the simple
indirect effect of perceived discrimination on SFC/WFC will be moderated by
gender such that the indirect pathway will be stronger and more positive for
women than for men. Data were collected on a sample of 261 graduate
student-parents using an online survey. Results indicated that burnout mediated
the relationship between perceived discrimination and school- and work-family
conflict. Neither advisor
support or gender moderated the mediated relationship between perceived
discrimination and school-and work-family conflict. Practical and clinical
implications are discussed, in addition to suggestions for future research. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/8090978 |
| Date | 12 October 2021 |
| Creators | Jordan M Dolson (6672935) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Factors_Influencing_Interrole_Conflict_Among_Graduate_Student-Parents/8090978 |
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