Scholars in multiple cross-disciplinary studies have found rates of mental illness among graduate students exceed the reported averages. Yet mental illness among management doctoral students remains largely unexplored. In this study, we surveyed 113 management doctoral students to ascertain the prevalence of symptoms for two common mental illnesses, depression and anxiety, as well as experiences of impostor syndrome and perceived sources of social support. Empirical findings from the first phase of our research suggest that management doctoral students are at greater risk than the general population of experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and feelings of being an impostor. However, social support from a supervisor and from friends was negatively related to symptoms of depression and anxiety, indicating that these sources can be helpful. In phase two of our research, a thematic analysis of data from structured interviews with nine management doctoral students revealed themes linking impostor syndrome with social support, highlighting that the type of social support may be as beneficial as the source of social support. Recommendations for future research, as well as for students, supervisors, and administrators, are provided.

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管理学博士项目中精神疾病、冒名顶替综合症和社会支持的实证调查

多项跨学科研究的学者发现，研究生的精神疾病发生率超过了报告的平均水平。然而，管理学博士生的精神疾病在很大程度上仍未得到探索。在这项研究中，我们对 113 名管理学博士生进行了调查，以确定两种常见精神疾病（抑郁和焦虑）的症状流行情况，以及冒名顶替综合症的经历和社会支持的感知来源。我们研究第一阶段的实证结果表明，管理学博士生比一般人群更容易出现抑郁、焦虑和冒名顶替的感觉。然而，来自主管和朋友的社会支持与抑郁和焦虑症状呈负相关，表明这些来源可能会有所帮助。在我们研究的第二阶段，对来自九名管理学博士生的结构化访谈数据的专题分析揭示了将冒名顶替综合症与社会支持联系起来的主题，强调社会支持的类型可能与社会支持的来源一样有益。提供了对未来研究以及学生、主管和管理人员的建议。