ArticleThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2026
Advanced Research Institute Scholars' Perspectives on Program Success: A Self-determination Theory Evaluation.
Article in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
objectiveThe Advanced Research Institute (ARI) is a National Institute of Mental Health-funded career development program designed to progress early-career investigators with specializations in geriatric mental health to scientific independence. Scholars who participate in ARI demonstrate a threefold greater likelihood of securing independent funding (e.g., an R01) relative to nonparticipants, yet scholar perspectives are not represented in the literature.
designTo explain scholars' views on ARI's effectiveness, this paper adopts Self-Determination Theory as a guiding framework, which posits that three fundamental psychological needs-competence, autonomy, and relatedness-underlie motivation and growth. SETTING AND
participantsIn February 2023, all ARI graduates with current email addresses (n = 164) received a link to a Qualtrics Survey on scientific leadership. Of the 141(86%) responses, scholars also provided narrative open-ended responses regarding their experience with ARI. MEASUREMENTS: First, we draw on published descriptions and a grant proposal (R25MH119050) wherein ARI program elements are described to explore alignment with the self determination theory framework. Then, we use participant narratives to offer experience-near ways of understanding the effective elements from the scholar perspective.
resultsARI fosters competence through structured feedback, research, and professional skill development, autonomy through scholar-driven research planning, and relatedness by creating a connected, collaborative community.
conclusionThe self determination theory framework provides a useful lens to contextualize the experiences of scholars in this successful program and underscores that further research and development is warranted.
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