Mentor-Protégé Commitment Fit and Relationship Satisfaction in Academic Mentoring

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• Personal Author:
  Allen TD ; Poteat LF ; Shockley KM
• Description:
  Based on a sample of students and their faculty mentors, this study examined how the fit between mentor and protégé levels of commitment is associated with both partners' relationship satisfaction. Mentoring dyads were classified into groups according to fit between partners' commitment, and relationship satisfaction was compared across groups. Overall, results provided partial support for our hypothesis that mentors and protégés report greatest satisfaction when commitment levels are mutually high. Specific results varied depending on the source of reported commitment levels (i.e., mentor vs. protégé reports). Implications are discussed in terms of the importance of both mentor and protégé commitment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Mentoring Commitment Faculty Relationship Satisfaction Student
• ISSN:
  0001-8791
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  332-337
• Volume:
  74
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062388
• Citation:
  J Vocat Behav 2009 Jun; 74(3):332-337
• Contact Point Address:
  Laura F. Poteat, University of South Florida, Department of Psychology, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., PCD4118G, Tampa, FL 33620
• Email:
  Lpoteat@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Vocational Behavior
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4d8f6a44625a1c6d6a28c43e45b5d481e983bf84ebaa3931cdf7dfd8d8ae97012f5fff3c46cfd8463988d66581a851b0db4e6037f69200618b57caaf1de5d221
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225646/cdc_225646_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 150.23 KB ]