The Role of Mentor Trust and Protégé Internal Locus of Control in Formal Mentoring Relationships

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 358-367

  Wang, Sheng ^a   Tomlinson, Edward C ^b   Noe, Raymond A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; formal mentoring; locus of control; mentoring relationships; trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS; TEACHER; TRUST;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTORS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; TRUST;

EID: 77949611023     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017663     Document Type: Article

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