ABSTRACT Background This study focuses on furthering the understanding of doctoral researcher development, through the examination of significant events and application of the trajectories analysis framework. Conducting doctoral studies requires a high level of cognitive, personal and emotional competency. Students experience positive and negative emotions that affect their confidence and their performance, in both their doctoral studies and their personal life. Purpose The aim of the study was to analyse, in depth, the emotional experiences of doctoral students when faced with different significant events throughout their doctoral studies and examine associations between their emotions and their trajectory. Methodology A sub-sample of participants from a wider European study of 10 Spanish doctoral students was analysed. To delve into the emotional aspects of the PhD trajectories, a deeper analysis of three cases was carried out. A qualitative interpretative approach of a transversal nature was adopted to analyse, in detail, the type of events and the type of emotions associated along the students’ PhD trajectories. Findings The analysis suggested that, despite the high negative emotions they felt, the participants valued the experiences lived throughout their doctorates and perceived them as mainly positive rather than negative. The most critical situations were linked to methodological and research design decisions that forced the participants to reassess their competencies and address the implications of these decisions in the final outputs of their research. The relationship with their supervisors was valued as crucial for their emotional well-being. The results highlight the relevance of the meaning-making process of the experience and the effect of previous emotions on how students interpret and cope with future events. Conclusions Identifying specific issues that are emotionally significant and having a better understanding of the role of emotions experienced during the PhD can help to support and enable programme directors and supervisors to establish clearer monitoring and supervision strategies that promote reinforcement, personal validation, visibility of achievements and sustained motivation.

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重大事件和情绪在博士研究员个人轨迹中的作用

摘要背景本研究的重点是通过对重大事件的检查和轨迹分析框架的应用，进一步了解博士研究人员的发展。进行博士研究需要高水平的认知、个人和情感能力。学生在博士学习和个人生活中都会经历积极和消极的情绪，这些情绪会影响他们的信心和表现。目的 本研究的目的是深入分析博士生在整个博士研究过程中面对不同重大事件时的情绪体验，并检查他们的情绪与轨迹之间的关联。方法论 分析了来自对 10 名西班牙博士生的更广泛欧洲研究的参与者子样本。为了深入研究博士发展轨迹的情感方面，对三个案例进行了更深入的分析。采用横向性质的定性解释方法来详细分析与学生博士轨迹相关的事件类型和情绪类型。结果 分析表明，尽管参与者感受到强烈的负面情绪，但他们重视整个博士期间的经历，并认为它们主要是积极的而不是消极的。最关键的情况与方法论和研究设计决策有关，这些决策迫使参与者重新评估他们的能力，并在研究的最终输出中解决这些决策的影响。与上司的关系被认为对他们的情绪健康至关重要。结果突出了经验的意义制定过程的相关性以及先前情绪对学生如何解释和应对未来事件的影响。结论 确定具有情感意义的具体问题并更好地理解在博士期间经历的情绪的作用有助于支持和使项目主管和主管建立更清晰的监督和监督策略，以促进强化、个人验证、成就的可见性和持续的动力。