Formal Mentoring Programs: A Mentor-Centric and Longitudinal Analysis
研究了正式导师计划中导师视角的纵向变化，发现随着关系发展，导师时间利用效率提高，跨性别差异消失，心理社会支持和榜样作用影响满意度，而职业支持无显著影响。
Formal mentoring programs are becoming more popular as organizations attempt to reap the benefits that have long been associated with informal mentoring. The present study adds to the small number of mentor-centric studies and offers a unique longitudinal examination of formal mentoring programs. Findings suggest that as formal mentoring relationships develop over time, mentors begin to use their time more efficiently and the negative effects of cross-gender differences dissipate. Furthermore, whereas mentor reports of psychosocial support and role modeling appear to relate to mentor program satisfaction and protégé reports of mentor effectiveness, reports of vocational support appear to have no impact on these variables. Study limitations are discussed, and implications for future research and for practice are suggested.