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Depression as a Concealable Stigmatized Identity: What Influences Whether Students Conceal or Reveal Their Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences?
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Gin, Logan E.; Brownell, Sara E. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Background: Concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) are identities that can be kept hidden or invisible and that carry negative stereotypes. Depression is one of the most common CSIs among undergraduates. However, to our knowledge, no studies have explored how students manage depression as a CSI in the context of undergraduate research, a…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Social Bias, Stereotypes, Depression (Psychology)
An Exploratory Study of Students with Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Gin, Logan E.; Barnes, M. Elizabeth; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Depression is a top mental health concern among undergraduates and has been shown to disproportionately affect individuals who are underserved and underrepresented in science. As we aim to create a more inclusive scientific community, we argue that we need to examine the relationship between depression and scientific research. While studies have…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)