Is there a correlation between PhD students' outlooks on academic writing and their happiness, and how these attitudes are measured?

Abstract

This study looked at how PhD students felt about writing and how well they thought they could write. The Writing Process Questionnaire was developed to gain a better understanding of the attitudes PhD students have toward academic writing. This survey's findings were examined to learn how PhD students view academic writing. It was fascinating to investigate whether there was a relationship between PhD students' views on writing and their mental health. This was another another intriguing feature of the study. A top institution in Finland recruited 669 PhD students who gave their time to answer a survey. The University of Helsinki is the institution in question. To create the sum variables for the current study, 26 questions were used. The six separate theoretical constructs that were created using these sum variables were then measured using different scales. The many structures that were on the table were referred to as blocks, procrastination, perfectionism, innate ability, knowledge transformation, and productivity.
 Production, overcoming obstacles, aiming for perfection, and an individual's innate potential are a few instances of these concepts. To confirm the six-dimensional theory, a confirmatory factor analysis, or CFA, was conducted. Exhaustion, stress, concern, and a general lack of interest are all positively correlated with perfectionism, procrastination, and obstructions, but negatively correlated with productivity. This is due to the positive correlations between perfectionism, procrastination, and obstructions and all of these factors except productivity. The six-factor structure of the writing scale, which assesses writing ability, was found to be valid through the use of LISREL in either confirmatory research or analysis. This made it possible to determine the scale's reliability. As a result, there is enough data to draw the conclusion that the questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool that can accurately capture a variety of key aspects of the academic writing process, including its emotional components. This conclusion can be drawn as a result of the fact that there is enough data to establish the validity and reliability of the questionnaire.