Mental health of new and recent graduates during the university-to-work transition: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

University students face challenges when starting their careers and entering the workforce after tertiary education is associated with negative psychological outcomes. The planned scoping review will synthesise the literature on the impact of university-to-work transitions on the mental health of new and recent graduates. We will describe the characteristics and main findings of the studies, and will examine the variables associated with, and the theories used to explain, the relationship between transitions to work and graduates' mental health.

Methods

We will search the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, PSYCINFO, Social Sciences Citation Index, CINAHL Plus, Ovid MEDLINE and Google Scholar, to locate published and unpublished literature. The in

SUBMITTER: Zayts O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151949 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature