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ERIC Number: EJ543999
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
Effects of Race, Gender, Perceived Similarity, and Contact on Mentor Relationships.
Ensher, Ellen A.; Murphy, Susan E.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v50 n3 p460-81 Jun 1997
Summer interns and their volunteer mentors were sorted into 26 same-race and 50 different-race pairings. Liking, satisfaction, and contact with mentors were higher when proteges perceived themselves more similar to their mentors. Proteges of the same race as mentors reported more career support. (SK)
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors, Participant Satisfaction, Racial Differences, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Similarities