The article discusses faculty anxiety, highlighting that family relationships, especially with academic parents, can mitigate stress. Natasha Tonge from George Mason University emphasizes how support from family, such as childcare, reduces anxiety for faculty members juggling multiple responsibilities. The study she co-authored aims to collect comprehensive data on faculty anxiety—focusing on factors like academic rank and discipline—to understand the prevalence of such feelings in academia. With a sample of over 2,000 professors from diverse institutions, the research seeks to inform how to better support faculty well-being.
"Having family nearby who can offer different types of support-financial, social or emotional-can definitely make a difference in how much anxiety and worry surrounds the jobs."
"If I'm in a pinch and need to stay up late to finish a grant application, just knowing that I don't have to coordinate childcare on top of everything else relieves a lot of stress."
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