A model for the supervisor–doctoral student relationship

By T. Mainhard, Roeland van der Rijst, J. van Tartwijk, T. Wubbels. 2009

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The supervisor–doctoral student interpersonal relationship is important for the success of a PhD-project. Therefore, information about doctoral students’ perceptions of their relationship with their supervisor can be useful for providing detailed feedback to supervisors aiming at improving the quality of their supervision. This paper describes the development of the questionnaire on supervisor–doctoral student interaction (QSDI). This questionnaire aims at gathering information about doctoral students’ perceptions of the interpersonal style of their supervisor. The QSDI appeared to be a reliable and valid instrument. It can be used in research on the relationship between supervisor and doctoral student and can provide supervisors with feedback on their interpersonal style towards a particular student.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education, General Health Professions

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Improving Doctoral Success by Matching PhD Students with Supervisors (2016, background): “…in the search for student autonomy, in practice they adopt various styles during the process, which may depend on the needs of the student (Mainhard et al., 2009) as well as on the stage of research and the particular circumstances of the student (Bøgelund, 2015; Gatfield, 2005; Kandiko &…”
A new approach to evaluating the well-being of PhD research students (2012, unknown): “Considering the emphasis placed on the role of the supervisor in earlier studies (e.g. Mainhard et al. 2009; Marsh, Rowe, and Martin 2002; Harman 2003) one might have predicted a large proportion of the items to link to this aspect.”