A Field Study of Factors Related to Supervisors' Willingness to Mentor Others

A taxonomy of the characteristics of student peer mentors in higher education: findings from a literature review

“…Only 1.9% of the reviewed articles specifically mentioned the effect of prior mentoring experience on a candidate's suitability. One study found that mentees who have had a positive experience in their mentoring relationship are likely to be more willing to become mentors in the future (Allen et al, 1997a). However, this study did not look at whether prior mentoring experience affects a person's likelihood to take on a future mentoring role.…”

Understanding wider environmental influences on mentoring: Towards an ecological model of mentoring in academic medicine

“…Anxiety over keeping jobs and obtaining research grants drains the mentors' emotional energy necessary for building positive developmental relationships. In the business context, Allen and colleagues found that mentors are reluctant to invest their time and energy in developing mentoring relationships in a turbulent job environment where job security is an issue (9). In the context of academic medicine, it has been observed that economic crisis and job availability affect career choices of medical students (44).…”

“…Model presented in this article offers a holistic view of mentoring in academic medicine that may help one comprehend and appreciate the complexity of influences on mentoring, and inform the future research agenda on this important topic. 9) were suggested to have an impact on the development and quality of relationships. Mentee-related variables can be broadly categorized in resources (10) and needs (11).…”

A self-determination theory perspective on mentoring relationships at work

“…Several studies examined the influence of mentors' demographics on their willingness to mentor. For example, several studies examined if gender is related to the 81 willingness to mentor (Allen, Poteet, Russell, & Dobbins, 1997b;Ragins & Cotton, 1993;Ragins & Scandura, 1994). These studies show that men and women in general have similar intentions to mentor others.…”