TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Why is suicide incidence among doctoral students so high? ---a study of China's doctoral tutorial system
JO  - Heliyon
A1  - Zhang, Leilei
SP  - e18382
EP  - e18382
VL  - 9
IS  - 8
N2  - The annual incidence of suicide among Chinese doctoral students remains high. We reviewed the statistics for doctoral student suicides over the past 12 years and administered a questionnaire survey and interviews to relatives and friends of doctoral students who committed suicide. The results indicated that suicide among doctoral students is closely related to academic pressure, the teacher-student relationship, and the academic environment, reflecting the current condition of China's doctoral tutorial system. This study provides a theoretical basis for society to understand Chinese doctoral student suicide and the Chinese doctoral tutorial system as well as the relationship between the two. Our results may serve as a warning to the academic community to prevent the worsening of the suicide contagion.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2405-8440
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18382
ID  - ref1
ER  -