Banca de DEFESA: JESSICA SOARES DOS ANJOS BARBOZA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : JESSICA SOARES DOS ANJOS BARBOZA
DATE: 27/02/2024
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala Virtual - meet.google.com/fwc-bekx-eki
TITLE:

ACADEMIC CHALLENGES, PSYCHIC SUFFERING AND STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF BRAZILIAN POSTGRADUATES

KEY WORDS:

Postgraduate Education; Mental health; Pandemic; Health promotion

PAGES: 80
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Enfermagem
SUMMARY:

Introduction: Studies have investigated the repercussions of postgraduate education on the mental health of master's and doctoral students, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted in Brazil in 2020. Exposed to numerous stressors inherent in their training, such as career and job market insecurity, these professionals who study and are researchers in training encounter financial conflicts, competitiveness, pressure for productivity, and deadline compliance. Thus, investing in awareness-raising, preventive, and interventional actions that reach postgraduates can contribute to the management of mental health. Objective: To understand the challenges faced by Brazilian postgraduate students in the academic context, experiences of mental distress, as well as the strategies that can be used to promote their mental health. Methodology: Descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach, involving the participation of postgraduate students and coordinators and/or vice-coordinators of postgraduate programs in Brazil. The information was collected from February to June 2023, through seven online focus groups, using the Google Meet® platform. Data collection involved recording the groups through the OBS Studio® platform and subsequently transcribing them using the Transkriptor® platform. The analysis of the results was based on the content analysis technique, in the thematic modality, proposed by Bardin (2016). Results: 40 postgraduate students and five coordinators or vice-coordinators of postgraduate courses participated. Among the postgraduate students, 17 were from the Southeast region, 13 from the Central-West region, five from the South region; four from the Northeast region and one from the North region. Of the postgraduate students, 27 were female and 13 were male. Furthermore, 17 were master's students, 18 were doctoral students, one was a master's student and four were doctors. Three themes emerged from data analysis, namely: Challenges imposed by postgraduate studies and their implications for academic training; Physical and psychological suffering of Brazilian postgraduate students and proposals for innovation and promotion of postgraduate mental health. Final Considerations: The study achieved the objective of understanding the challenges imposed on postgraduate students, including competitiveness, the need for social support, writing development, recognition of their rights and duties, as well as self-knowledge to manage their mental health. In this way, it is understood that the study contributes so that programs can develop mental health promotion strategies that are more targeted to the needs of the student, thus contributing to their well-being, fulfillment and greater productivity in order to achieve the objectives of post-graduate courses. degree in which these professionals are inserted, without causing physical, mental and social harm. 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interno(a) - 1120996 - MARIA CICERA DOS SANTOS DE ALBUQUERQUE
Presidente - 2022453 - PATRICIA DE CARVALHO NAGLIATE
Externo(a) à Instituição - VANESSA DA SILVA CARVALHO VILA