FACTORS AND OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH MENTORING AMONG HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS

Authors
KOBERG CS BOSS RW GOODMAN E
Citation
Cs. Koberg et al., FACTORS AND OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH MENTORING AMONG HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS, Journal of vocational behavior (Print), 53(1), 1998, pp. 58-72
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Applied
Journal title
Journal of vocational behavior (Print) → ACNP
ISSN journal
00018791
Volume
53
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
58 - 72
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-8791(1998)53:1<58:FAOAWM>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
On the basis of a model developed by Hunt and Michael ((1983)), this S tudy Showed that protege characteristics (ethnicity and education), gr oup characteristics (intragroup trust and leader approachability), and the gender and racial composition of the mentoring pair had significa nt effects on psychosocial mentoring among a sample of working profess ionals from a large, private hospital. Psychosocial mentoring was asso ciated with increased job involvement and self-esteem at work and a de creased propensity to leave the organization. (C) 1998 Academic Press.