The Experience of Maternal Burnout in Psychology Graduate School Programs

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Title: The Experience of Maternal Burnout in Psychology Graduate School Programs
Language: English
Authors: Mackenzie T. Rice
Source: ProQuest LLC. 2024Psy.D. Dissertation, Michigan School of Psychology.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 120
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Burnout, Mothers, Psychology, Graduate Students, Student Experience, Coping, Barriers, Resilience (Psychology)
ISBN: 979-83-8323-485-3
Abstract: The present study evaluated the experience of burnout among mothers who attended a psychology graduate school program. Eight individuals who identified as mothers participated in the qualitative study. Participants were asked questions that targeted the experience of burnout in a semi-structured interview. The Reissman narrative model, which also consisted of a structural and thematic analysis, was utilized in the study. Participants in the study highlighted their experiences of burnout and how they used strategies to reduce burnout. Participants discussed feeling emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted. Participants discussed various hurdles they had to overcome as they experienced burnout. Participants also discussed how support mitigated the experience of burnout. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Entry Date: 2024
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Accession Number: ED658898
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Abstract:The present study evaluated the experience of burnout among mothers who attended a psychology graduate school program. Eight individuals who identified as mothers participated in the qualitative study. Participants were asked questions that targeted the experience of burnout in a semi-structured interview. The Reissman narrative model, which also consisted of a structural and thematic analysis, was utilized in the study. Participants in the study highlighted their experiences of burnout and how they used strategies to reduce burnout. Participants discussed feeling emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted. Participants discussed various hurdles they had to overcome as they experienced burnout. Participants also discussed how support mitigated the experience of burnout. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
ISBN:979-83-8323-485-3