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PSYCHOLOGY IN INDIA: A SURVEY OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Author(s) -
Singh Anup Kumar,
Dalal Ajit Kumar
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598808247784
Subject(s) - psychology , supervisor , perception , job satisfaction , professional psychology , social psychology , applied psychology , medical education , pedagogy , management , burnout , clinical psychology , neuroscience , economics , medicine
This study examines profile, research area, research activities, perception of psychology, self‐image and profession‐related satisfaction doctoral students of psychology in India. Seventy‐seven participants responded to a mailed questionnaire. It has subsections related to self‐image as researcher, student‐supervisor relationship, research process, profession‐related satisfaction, and status of psychology in India. It was observed that most participants belonged to urban background, middle class, and nuclear family. They perceived job opportunities in various fields and aspired most for teaching and research. Further, gender and financial assistance did not influence self‐image and student‐supervisor relationship. However, financial assistance influenced satisfaction with different aspects of profession. Implications of the findings are discussed in light of doctoral training of psychology in India and reorientation of psychology as a profession.