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Factors influencing help seeking and help avoidant behaviors among physics and life science majors
Students' use of support from peers and instructors is an important aspect of success in college. This preliminary phenomenographic study examines a variety of help seeking behaviors of undergraduate majors in physics and life sciences and factors that lead to those behaviors. Seven students described their experiences using semi-structured interviews during the summer of 2021. The analysis was structured around identifying characteristics of peers and instructors, as well as personal help-seeking attitudes, that either promoted help seeking or help avoidance. Peers were generally the first source of help, and were prioritized based on ability and the closeness of the relationship. Instructors fostered help seeking through availability and a non-judgemental demeanor. A feeling of vulnerability and fear of judgement was cited as the most common reason for avoiding help. The findings provide insights for faculty and departments seeking to encourage student success.
Physics Education Research Conference 2022
Part of the PER Conference series Grand Rapids, MI: July 13-14, 2022 Pages 176-181
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=16228">Flores, M, R. Verchimak, D. Zohrabi Alaee, and B. Zwickl. "Factors influencing help seeking and help avoidant behaviors among physics and life science majors." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI, July 13-14, 2022.</a>
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M. Flores, R. Verchimak, D. Zohrabi Alaee, and B. Zwickl, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI, 2022, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16228&DocID=5597).
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M. Flores, R. Verchimak, D. Zohrabi Alaee, and B. Zwickl, Factors influencing help seeking and help avoidant behaviors among physics and life science majors, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI, 2022, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16228&DocID=5597>.
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Flores, M., Verchimak, R., Zohrabi Alaee, D., & Zwickl, B. (2022, July 13-14). Factors influencing help seeking and help avoidant behaviors among physics and life science majors. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI. Retrieved May 4, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16228&DocID=5597
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Flores, M, R. Verchimak, D. Zohrabi Alaee, and B. Zwickl. "Factors influencing help seeking and help avoidant behaviors among physics and life science majors." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI, July 13-14, 2022. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16228&DocID=5597 (accessed 4 May 2025).
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Flores, Mark, Rebecca Verchimak, Dina Zohrabi Alaee, and Benjamin Zwickl. "Factors influencing help seeking and help avoidant behaviors among physics and life science majors." Physics Education Research Conference 2022. Grand Rapids, MI: 2022. 176-181 of PER Conference. 4 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16228&DocID=5597>.
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@inproceedings{
Author = "Mark Flores and Rebecca Verchimak and Dina Zohrabi Alaee and Benjamin Zwickl",
Title = {Factors influencing help seeking and help avoidant behaviors among physics and life science majors},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2022},
Pages = {176-181},
Address = {Grand Rapids, MI},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 13-14},
Year = {2022}
}
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%0 Conference Proceedings %A Flores, Mark %A Verchimak, Rebecca %A Zohrabi Alaee, Dina %A Zwickl, Benjamin %D July 13-14 2022 %T Factors influencing help seeking and help avoidant behaviors among physics and life science majors %B Physics Education Research Conference 2022 %C Grand Rapids, MI %P 176-181 %S PER Conference %8 July 13-14 %U https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16228&DocID=5597 Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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