TABLE 1.
Participant demographics
| Student-level demographics | Interview participants (N = 50) n (%) | Research/teaching demographics | Interview participants (N = 50) n (%) | Depression demographics | Interview participants (N = 50) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Program year | Severity of depression during graduate school | |||
| Woman | 29 (58) | First year | 4 (8) | Mild | 7 (14) |
| Man | 17 (34) | Second year | 13 (26) | Moderate | 25 (50) |
| Nonbinary/gender fluid | 4 (8) | Third year | 12 (24) | Severe | 14 (28) |
| Race/ethnicity | Fourth year | 5 (10) | Extremely severe | 4 (8) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4 (8) | Fifth year | 7 (14) | Diagnosed with depression | |
| Black/African American | 1 (2) | Sixth year or more | 6 (12) | Yes | 40 (80) |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 4 (8) | Recently graduated | 3 (6) | No | 8 (16) |
| White/Caucasian | 37 (74) | Focus area of research | Decline to state | 2 (4) | |
| One or more race/ethnicity | 3 (6) | Animal science | 7 (14) | Treated for depression | |
| Decline to state | 1 (2) | Biochemistry | 3 (6) | Yes | 37 (74) |
| College generation status | Biological anthropology | 1 (2) | No | 11 (22) | |
| First generation | 11 (22) | Biology education | 1 (2) | Decline to state | 2 (4) |
| Non–first generation | 39 (78) | Ecology/evolutionary biology | 13 (26) | Treatment methods for depression | |
| International status | Environmental and conservation biology | 2 (4) | Medication | 3 (6) | |
| Yes | 6 (12) | History and philosophy of science | 1 (2) | Therapy/counseling | 12 (24) |
| No | 44 (88) | Immunology | 4 (8) | Both medication and therapy/counseling | 21 (42) |
| Age | Microbiology | 1 (2) | Decline to state | 14 (28) | |
| Mean (SD) | 28 (3.4) | Molecular biology and genetics | 7 (14) | ||
| Range | 23–40 | Neurobiology | 5 (10) | ||
| Career goal | Physiology | 2 (4) | |||
| Academia | 16 (32) | Plant science | 3 (6) | ||
| General research assistant | 8 (16) | Teaching experience | |||
| Industry | 12 (24) | Yes | 43 (86) | ||
| Science policy | 4 (8) | No | 7 (14) | ||
| Undecided | 10 (20) |