Factors and Outcomes Associated with Mentoring among Health-Care Professionals.

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Title: Factors and Outcomes Associated with Mentoring among Health-Care Professionals.
Language: English
Authors: Koberg, Christine S., Boss, R. Wayne, Goodman, Eric
Source: Journal of Vocational Behavior. Aug 1998 53(1):58-72.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Hospitals, Individual Characteristics, Mentors, Race, Self Esteem, Sex
ISSN: 0001-8791
Abstract: In a sample of health professionals (92 male, 275 female), most had same-sex (n=235) and same-race (n=285) mentors. Protege ethnicity and education, intragroup trust, leader approachability, and gender/racial composition of the mentoring pair were significant influences on psychosocial mentoring, which was associated with increased job involvement and self-esteem. (SK)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ567118
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In a sample of health professionals (92 male, 275 female), most had same-sex (n=235) and same-race (n=285) mentors. Protege ethnicity and education, intragroup trust, leader approachability, and gender/racial composition of the mentoring pair were significant influences on psychosocial mentoring, which was associated with increased job involvement and self-esteem. (SK)
ISSN:0001-8791