Lu Li
Email: 2840706l@student.gla.ac.uk
Room 683, Level 6, St Andrews Building, G3 6NH
Research title: Occupational stress and subjective well-being of early career university teaching academics in China and Scotland
Research Summary
Current Research
My PhD research aims to investigate the occupational stress and subjective well-being (SWB) of early career university teaching academics (ECUTA) in China and Scotland, focussing on how cultural contexts influence the experience of stress and the adoption of coping strategies. Drawing on the Job Demands-Resources Model, Coping Theory and Self-Construct Theory, the study explores how specific stressors influence aspects of SWB and how ECUTAs in China and Scotland cope with these stressors through culturally influenced coping strategies. Using qualitative research methods approach, this study aims to identify culturally sensitive and practically effective strategies to support the SWB of ECUTAs. Findings may inform institutional policies and professional development programmes.
Research Interests
Higher Education
Health and Well-being
Teacher Education
Education and Labour Market Outcomes
Graduate Mobility and Educational Equity
Comparative Education and Regional Development
