Does peer mentoring work? Dental students assess its benefits as an adaptive coping strategy

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1197-1205

  Lopez, Naty ^a   Johnson, Sara ^a   Black, Nicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental students; Mentor mentee; Peer mentoring; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTORS; MINNESOTA; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551475855     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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