A Structural Approach to Doctoral Students’ Perceptions of Racial Climate on Program Satisfaction

2025/11/01 by Radomir Ray Mitic, Enyu Zhou, Hironao Okahana · 1 voice
Health Professions · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Career Development and Diversity #Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions #Mentoring and Academic Development

paper · pdf · doi:10.1353/rhe.0.a976051

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Abstract

Abstract: This article uses a multigroup structural equation modeling approach to examine the relationships between perceptions of Ph.D. program racial climate, resilience, well-being, and program satisfaction in a national sample of 1,053 current Ph.D. students. Situated within a critical adaptation of Lent’s social-cognitive career theory framework, the findings caution against focusing exclusively on resilience and well-being, as poor program racial climate disparately impacts Students of Color. In addition, this article discusses implications for doctoral programs as professional preparation for working in environments with poor racial climates.

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• New publication! Together with my colleagues Enyu Zhou and Hiro Okahana, we study the links between program racial climate, well-being, and resilience on Ph.D. program satisfaction in a national sampl [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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