Current Research: Inner Monologues in Academia

Inner Monologues: Exploring the influence of gender, culture, and parental influence on self-talk in the context of academia.

The overall aim of the study is to better understand if the individual differences of gender, culture and parental influence, can affect the way students' self-talk/approach academic stress and if so, how significant they are. We hope to understand how these affect their mental health/wellbeing.

Objective of the study:

The aim of the study is to better understand if the individual differences: gender, culture and parental influence, can affect the way students' self-talk/ approach academic stress and if so, how significant they are. We also hope to understand how these affect mental health/wellbeing for students.

To participate in this study:

1. Sign up to the study using the link below

2. Attend a 40-minute face-to-face session on the Queen Mary university campus (or a ‘Microsoft Teams’ meeting, depending on your availability)

3. Answer questions related to your demographics (e.g. age, gender)

4. Answer questionnaires relative to parental influence and self-talk

5. Answer a series of open and closed questions about self-talk and academia

Structure of the study:

• If you chose to take part in this study, you will be invited to attend a 40 minute face-to-face session on the Queen Mary university campus/Online via Microsoft Teams.

• You will receive a participation information and informed consent form that explains the entirety of the study, and will be asked to provide consent if you agree to the terms.

• Following this, you will be asked a series of questions to gain some demographics (e.g. age)

• You will then be asked to complete two standardised measures questionnaires to gain a better understanding of your parental influence and your self-talk.

• Finally, you will answer open and closed questions relative to self-talk and academia to gain information on the content of your self-talk and how you apply this to educational stressors.

NOTE: As the study is exploring gender, culture, and parental influence, some of the questions could be considered to be of a sensitive nature. However, you have the option to skip any of the questions, or withdraw your participation at any point during the study, without providing a reason.