Male graduate students' evaluations of their dissertation advisory relationships: A comparison of same-sex versus cross-sex mentoring experiences.
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Title
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Male graduate students' evaluations of their dissertation advisory relationships: A comparison of same-sex versus cross-sex mentoring experiences.
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Identifier
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AAI9029949
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identifier
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9029949
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Creator
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Kahn, Sharon Rae.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Florence Denmark
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Personality | Psychology, Social | Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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Research on both male protege/female mentor dyadic relationships and mentoring techniques have been neglected topics in empirical investigations. In this study at an urban commuter graduate school, 86 male dissertation candidates in psychology, sociology, anthropology, biology, biochemistry, biomedical sciences, philosophy, and political science completed an extensive survey of their graduate school advisory and mentoring experiences. Programs studied were selected on the basis of their having faculty compositions that were at least 15% female. Forty-one of the participants had female advisors, and forty-five had male advisors. Seventy-three percent of students reported their dissertation advisor was also their mentor. Dichotomous questions were analyzed through the use of chi squares. Scale means were analyzed for significant differences through the use of t-tests, and analyses of variance. Open-ended questions were content-analyzed.;Overall, the results suggested that groups were more similar than they were different. Most participants met their dissertation advisors in graduate courses taught by their advisor. Participants usually reported their dissertation advisors shared their research interests and had expertise. Participants did not differ on their attitudes toward professional women. Finally, on the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) both groups rated themselves significantly higher on the feminine dimension when compared to their ratings for their advisor on this dimension.;However, several significant differences were found between groups. Overall, males with female mentors rated their mentors more favorably on a mentoring scale. Furthermore, males with female mentors were significantly more likely to rate their mentoring experiences as having been both more intense and more nurturant than were males with male mentors. In addition, males with female mentors were more likely to report that they were included in their mentor's professional network than were males with male mentors. Finally, significant differences were found between personal gender-role traits and having a working mother. Male-advised males with working mothers rated themselves lowest on the masculine dimension of the BSRI, while male-advised males who did not have working mothers rated themselves highest on this dimension. Suggestions were offered for further research on mentoring relationships.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
