Self-Care for Scholars - Further Resources

Introduction | Presentation | Activity | Further Resources

Find help at your institution

• Many universities offer academic coaching, tutoring, counseling, and/or mental health services.
• Are there formalized support groups on your campus or in your community?
• Is there a writing group you can join or create? Many researchers form their own support groups, either among colleagues at their home institution or within their fields.

University of Kentucky affiliates: 

• Schedule a consult with UK's Student Services Counseling Center. Links to an external site.
• Schedule a 25 minute Massage Chair Appointment Links to an external site.. 
• Check out Stressbusters and other self-care apps Links to an external site. available through UK.
• Consider joining one of the Student Support Groups Links to an external site. available.

Research mindsets: references and further reading

from Dorothy Bisbee's presentation

• Bandura, A. (1977). Self-Efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84(2): 191–215. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295x.84.2.191 Links to an external site.

• Diener, E., Lucas, R. E., & Scollon, C. N. (2006). Beyond the hedonic treadmill: Revising the adaptation theory of well-being. American Psychologist, 61(4): 305-314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.61.4.305 Links to an external site.

• Duckworth, A. L., Grant, H., Loew, B., Oettingen, G., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2011). Self-regulation strategies improve self-discipline in adolescents: Benefits of mental contrasting and implementation intentions. Educational Psychology, 31(1), 17–26. http://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2010.506003 Links to an external site.

• Dweck, C. (2016). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Random House.
• Ericsson, K.A., Prietula, M.J., & Cokely, E.T. (20017). The making of an expert. Harvard Business Review, 85 (7/8): 114-121. https://hbr.org/2007/07/the-making-of-an-expert Links to an external site.

• Jamieson, J. P., Mendes, W. B., & Nock, M. K. (2013). Improving acute stress responses: The power of reappraisal. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22(1), 51–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721412461500 Links to an external site.

• Khazaei, F., Khazaei, O., & Ghanbari-H, B. (2017). Positive psychology interventions for internet addiction treatment. Computers in Human Behavior, 72 (July 2017): 304-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.065 Links to an external site.

• Mischel, W., Shoda, Y. & Rodriguez, M.I. (1989). Delay of gratification in children. Science, 244(4907): 933-8. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/244/4907/933 Links to an external site.

• Moffitt, T. E., Arseneault, L., Belsky, D., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., … Caspi, A. (2011). A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(7), 2693 LP-2698. http://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1010076108 Links to an external site.

• Revuluri, S. (2019). How to overcome your impostor syndrome. Chronicle of Education, Oct. 4, 2018. https://chroniclevitae.com/news/2112-how-to-overcome-impostor-syndrome Links to an external site.

• Tangney, J. P., Baumeister, R. F., & Boone, A. L. (2004). High self-control predicts good adjustment, less pathology, better grades, and interpersonal success. Journal of Personality, 72(2): 271-324. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.0022-3506.2004.00263.x Links to an external site.

• Zimmerman, B. (2002). Becoming a self-regulated learner: An overview. Theory Into Practice, 41(2): 64-70. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15430421tip4102_2 Links to an external site.

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