"Now or Later? An Empirical Investigation of When and Why Students Appl" by Katie M. Edwards, Eric H. Zimak et al.
 

Now or Later? An Empirical Investigation of When and Why Students Apply to Clinical Psychology PhD Programs

Abstract

This study used a national sample of PhD students in clinical psychology (N = 1,034) to explore when students decided to pursue their graduate degree, reasons for their decisions, and associated satisfaction. Results indicated that immediately after completing their undergraduate degree, 57% of current graduate students reported postponing graduate studies, 10% went directly to a terminal master’s program, and 33% went directly to a clinical psychology PhD program. A variety of reasons for these decisions were documented. Individuals who postponed graduate school were significantly more satisfied with their decision than individuals who went directly to a terminal master’s program and reported less frequent thoughts of withdrawal from their program than individuals who went directly to a clinical psychology PhD program. Implications for undergraduate advisors are discussed.

Department

Psychology

Publication Date

4-2011

Journal Title

Teaching of Psychology

Publisher

Sage Publications

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1177/0098628311401585

Document Type

Article

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