Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The Importance of Perceived Similarity Within Faculty-Faculty Mentoring Dyads.This study investigated the effects of gender similarity, perceived similarity, and relationship type (formal vs. informal) within faculty-faculty mentoring dyads on various mentoring outcomes from the protégé's perspective.Perceived similarity was expected to be a stronger predictor of relationship satisfaction, affective commitment, job satisfaction, and turnover intent than gender similarity.Perceived similarity was also examined as a potential mediator of relationship type and relationship satisfaction.Tenure-track faculty who reported having mentors (N = 45) answered questions regarding their primary career mentor and other workplace attitudes.Results indicated that perceived similarity had a positive, greater effect than gender similarity on relationship satisfaction, affective commitment, and job satisfaction.Perceived similarity did not mediate the relationship of informal mentoring and relationship satisfaction.
Author: Emily Polander
Institution: Wright State University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2551370351