The invisible, yet dangerous mental health crisis among historically marginalized graduate and professional students

Evelyn Vázquez

Chapter 4 in Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health, 2024, pp 78-94 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores, through participatory-action research, the relationship between perceived levels of social connectedness and mental health conditions among low-income first-generation graduate and professional students. Students used photography to document their lived experiences in graduate and professional schools. Qualitative analysis indicates these student populations experienced structural vulnerability linked to low status in higher education, financial burden, and hostile and toxic academic environments. Structural vulnerability negatively impacts graduate students’ psychological development, mental health, and emotional wellbeing. Community-based recommendations to address the mental health needs of historically marginalized students are included.

Keywords: Business and Management; Education; Environment; General Academic Interest (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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