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After reading multiple


articles, this writer has
identified these three major
themes.
Topic: Anxiety in Graduate Students

Multiple Roles Relationships Classroom Environment


Fogg (2009) Students can be blackballed in Classroom contests to debate
departments because those within arguments and reading assignments
the department can be very critical could lead to extreme anxiety
Offstein, Larson, McNeill, & Graduate students, especially doctoral
Mwale (2004) students, are also expected to teach
Austin, Cameron, Glass, Graduate student socialization is
Kosko, Marsh, Abdelmagid, unique in that not only does the student
& Burge (2009) need to transition into the role as a
student, but they must also be
socialized into the profession
Wolniewicz (1996) Graduate students report feeling Personal relationships and Anxiety over finishing large projects
pressure to prioritize academic roles connections suffer; socializing is not a and meeting deadlines.
over health, financial security, and priority
personal relationships
Davis & Coleman (2007) Instructor feedback can be
overwhelming, particularly when
instructors use red ink when giving
feedback
Wyatt & Oswalt (2013) Graduate students often have problems Graduate students are often
juggling academic responsibilities, detached from the social and cultural
research, and financial responsibilities events and activities largely promoted
to undergraduate students on
campus.
Pallos, Yamada, & Okawa Limited support and interactions with A lot of independent learning and
(2005) supervisors researching without much guidance
Salim (2011) Graduate students must balance Managing and working with
teaching responsibilities (office hours, challenging students in the classroom
student emails, preparation) can contribute to stress/anxiety
Perepiczka, Chandler, & Statistics and research-focused
Becerra (2011) courses can be overwhelming and
produce anxiety/procrastination

This writer has included the names of There are some blanks in the matrix,
the author(s) and the year. This as not all resources will discuss every
provides all information needed for identified theme.
in-text citations.

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