Location
Comstock Memorial Union, MSUM
Document Type
Poster
Event Website
https://www.mnstate.edu/sac/
Start Date
23-4-2024 12:00 AM
Publication Date
April 2024
Description
Speech-Language Pathologists are required to earn a master's degree from an accredited program (ASHA, n.d.). Graduate students, typically in their twenties and thirties, are prone to stress that arise while completing their graduate degree such as paying off undergraduate student debt, earning a sustainable income while in school, and working on establishing a professional identity within their career field (Cho & Hayter, 2020). This stress is magnified by the stress associated with earning a graduate education, which negatively impacts their productivity and diminishes their mental and physical well-being (Cho & Hayter, 2020).Stress can be defined as any change that causes an individual emotional, physical, or psychological strain (WHO, n.d.). When stress levels become too great for an individual it can affect that individual's physical health and cause psychological distress such as anxiety, severe depression, insomnia, and social dysfunction (Beck et. al, 2015). High levels of stress not only impact an individual's health but also the individual's academic productivity including their ability to conduct research, write, and publish (Cho & Hayter, 2020). Due to a lack of academic productivity caused by high levels of stress, students are showing an increase in program dissatisfaction and a higher rate of leaving the academic program they have originally enrolled in. Continued stress may lead to dissatisfaction with an individual's career choice and a decreased level of commitment to the individual's professional career path (Cho & Hayter, 2020).This study aims to explore how stress impacts individuals enrolled in Minnesota State University Moorhead's Speech-Language Pathology graduate program. Data will be collected in the form of small focus group interviews that involve individuals who are currently enrolled in their first-year graduate Speech-Language Pathology program at Minnesota State University Moorhead with the possibility of continuing the study into the participants second year. This study will expand on previous research of graduate students enrolled in a speech-language pathology program. Previous studies focused on training students to use mindfulness techniques whereas this study will analyze the mindfulness techniques students engage without prompting from the research team.
Included in
Focus Groups: Perceived Stress and Stress Management Techniques of Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students
Comstock Memorial Union, MSUM
Speech-Language Pathologists are required to earn a master's degree from an accredited program (ASHA, n.d.). Graduate students, typically in their twenties and thirties, are prone to stress that arise while completing their graduate degree such as paying off undergraduate student debt, earning a sustainable income while in school, and working on establishing a professional identity within their career field (Cho & Hayter, 2020). This stress is magnified by the stress associated with earning a graduate education, which negatively impacts their productivity and diminishes their mental and physical well-being (Cho & Hayter, 2020).Stress can be defined as any change that causes an individual emotional, physical, or psychological strain (WHO, n.d.). When stress levels become too great for an individual it can affect that individual's physical health and cause psychological distress such as anxiety, severe depression, insomnia, and social dysfunction (Beck et. al, 2015). High levels of stress not only impact an individual's health but also the individual's academic productivity including their ability to conduct research, write, and publish (Cho & Hayter, 2020). Due to a lack of academic productivity caused by high levels of stress, students are showing an increase in program dissatisfaction and a higher rate of leaving the academic program they have originally enrolled in. Continued stress may lead to dissatisfaction with an individual's career choice and a decreased level of commitment to the individual's professional career path (Cho & Hayter, 2020).This study aims to explore how stress impacts individuals enrolled in Minnesota State University Moorhead's Speech-Language Pathology graduate program. Data will be collected in the form of small focus group interviews that involve individuals who are currently enrolled in their first-year graduate Speech-Language Pathology program at Minnesota State University Moorhead with the possibility of continuing the study into the participants second year. This study will expand on previous research of graduate students enrolled in a speech-language pathology program. Previous studies focused on training students to use mindfulness techniques whereas this study will analyze the mindfulness techniques students engage without prompting from the research team.
https://red.mnstate.edu/sac/2024/cehs/15