ABSTRACT

This study explores how trusting relationships between PhD students and their significant others contribute to the success of academic development programs, and how these programs affect trust in significant others. It introduces a definition of trust and distrust in academic development as synthesized from trust research in other disciplines. The study finds that lack of trust hinders conversations in general and about certain topics in particular. Academic development programs can improve participants’ trustworthiness by positioning them as expert conversation partners; but they may also diminish participants’ trust in significant others if PhD students’ new role conception differs from their significant others’.

摘要

本研究探讨了博士生与其重要他人之间的信任关系如何促进学术发展计划的成功，以及这些计划如何影响对重要他人的信任。它引入了学术发展中信任和不信任的定义，它是从其他学科的信任研究中综合出来的。该研究发现，缺乏信任会阻碍一般的对话，尤其是关于某些主题的对话。学术发展计划可以通过将参与者定位为专家对话伙伴来提高参与者的可信度；但如果博士生的新角色概念与他们的重要他人不同，他们也可能会降低参与者对重要他人的信任。