7.2. The Positive Role of Writing Retreat Aspects to Promote Doctoral Mental Health
While participants positively rated all writing retreat aspects, only productivity and socialization/networking emerged as significant predictors of mental health outcomes. Qualitative analysis further supports these findings, with participants describing the impact of these two aspects on various mental health indicators. Indeed, on the one hand, productivity was reported to generate psychological relief, hope for the future, pride, and satisfaction, all indicators of doctoral psychological [On the other hand, the writing pool was primarily seen as promoting concentration, as demonstrated previously [Nonetheless, qualitative data uncovered nuanced aspects of participants’ experiences that quantitative data could not capture. Notably, not everyone may benefit from the same aspects of the retreat. It is worth considering the possibility that distinct participant profiles exist, each with their own motivations for attending. This variety in participants’ experiences and motivations suggests that a one-size-fits-all approach to retreat interventions may not be optimal. Additionally, qualitative findings suggest interrelatedness among retreat aspects, where increased motivation and concentration contributed to enhanced productivity and facilitated socialization/networking. In order to examine the generalizability of these qualitative observations, future research using structural equation modeling could explore the complex relationships between doctoral motivation, concentration, productivity, socialization/networking, and mental health outcomes.