What is it about?
This scoping review maps the extant literature on students’ and graduates’ mental health experiences throughout their university-to-work transitions. The current review investigates the methodological features of the studies, the main findings, and the theories that the studies draw on to conceptualise mental health and transitions.
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Why is it important?
The scoping review aims to chart the existing research on the mental health outcomes and experiences of students and graduates during the university-to-work transition. The review has three objectives: (1) to examine the methodological features of the studies, (2) to identify the findings about graduates’ and students’ mental health during university-to-work transitions from the examined studies and (3) to investigate the theories used to conceptualise mental health and transitions.
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This page is a summary of: A scoping review to map the research on the mental health of students and graduates during their university-to-work transitions, BMJ Open, March 2024, BMJ,
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076729.
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Resources
Graduate Mindmap
On Graduate Mindmap, you will be able to find resources and advice—all based on real-world evidence and our findings—to help ease your move from university into the workforce. These resources cover topics like emotions, mental health, soft skills, hard skills, training, and career selection to name a few.
Open Access Article
A scoping review to map the research on the mental health of students and graduates during their university-to-work transitions
Research Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has had negative impacts on many different demographic groups in society, including university students and new graduates. This report has been produced for universities, career departments and support services to highlight the challenges faced by university students and graduates during the last few years. This report presents quantitative and qualitative data from a large-scale interdisciplinary study on the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the university-to-work transitions of students and graduates in Hong Kong.
Research Poster
A research poster on the qualitative and quantitative findings of our project. Presented at the Hong Kong Research Grants Council Collaborative Research Fund cum Research Impact Fund Symposium 2023.
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