The quality of mentoring relationships and mentoring success

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1339-1350

  Goldner, Limor ^a   Mayseless, Ofra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dependency; Mentoring relationship; Unrealistic expectations

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTORS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350170649     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9345-0     Document Type: Article

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