Mental Health and Well-BeingSupport for Thai University Graduates

A Qualitative Exploration of Pathways to Develop a Resilient Workforce

Dados Bibliográficos

ID18948207
AutoresKanu Priya Mohan (0000-0001-8208-4129, Srinakharinwirot University, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume31
Páginas783-801
Data de publicação2023-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Population and Social Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2465-4418 • E-ISSN: 2465-4418
EditoraInstitute for Population and Social Research (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.25133/jpssv312023.043
OpenAlexW4382866903
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas26

Providing appropriate resources to ensure university students’ mental health and well-being is critical for their future role in the workforce, especially when faced with a disruptive crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative research was designed with twofold purposes in the context of Thai higher education. Firstly, to explore the impacts on university graduates’ psychosocial well-being and the support universities provided during the pandemic. Secondly, to examine gaps and develop recommendations for higher educational institutes to support students’ mental health and well-being regularly and in times of crisis. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with 23 participants, giving voice to key stakeholders: graduate students (n = 10), faculty members (n = 9), and working professionals (n = 4). Using inductive analysis, data was analyzed into two main categories and six themes. The first category reflected three themes: psychosocial challenges of students, impacts on mental health, and the support provided by universities. Themes in the second category described multi-level approaches for supporting university students. These findings substantiate the linkages between mental health support and developing a resilient workforce for the future and suggest pathways for strengthening these by collaborative participation of stakeholders in higher education

Medical education · Mental health · Pandemic · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Workforce · Workforce development · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health