Technology? I am studying psychology! A survey study on how psychology students view technology and how they would like to integrate it into their future work.
Type of research (qualitative empirical, quantitative empirical, mixed-method): a qualitative survey study among psychology students
Description:
Through advances in e-mental health technology, the work role of future mental health professional is changing. In your study you will examine the perception of technology among students in mental health and to what extent they would like to use technology in their future job. For example, do they think technology can facilitate compassion? Or do they feel technology decreases the autonomy in their work?
In this research you will conduct an online questionnaire among students in the mental health field to get an insight into the different views on technology among health professionals. You will measure their views on technology and can include your variables of interest to the survey. You will work together with another pair of students investigating this topic and similar research questions.
Possible research questions include:
· How do psychology students perceive the role of technology in mental health practice?
· How do personal attitudes toward technology influence students’ willingness to integrate it into their future practice?
· Are students with more experience using technology more open to its integration in therapy?
· What demographic or educational factors (e.g., specialization, years of study) affect students’ views on e-mental health technology?
This research will help to develop a Career Compass tool for (future) mental health professionals (for a current version for technology students see the https://thecareercompass.app/cc-1). With this tool we can help students to get more insight into what characterizes them as professionals, and what role they would like technology to play in their future career.