From: Relationship between bases of power and job stresses: role of mentoring
Items | Factors | |
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I | II | |
Factor I: Psychosocial support | Â | Â |
Encouraged you to talk openly about anxiety and fears that detract from your work | .889 | Â |
Shared personal experiences as an alternative perspective to your problems | .847 | Â |
Conveyed empathy for the concerns and feelings you have discussed with him/her | .843 | Â |
Encouraged you to try new ways of behaving on the job | .832 | Â |
Conveyed feelings of respect for you as an individual | .827 | Â |
Encouraged you to prepare for advancement | .793 | Â |
Displayed attitudes and values similar to your own | .791 | Â |
Discussed your questions or concerns regarding feelings of competence, commitment to advancement, relationships with peers and supervisors or work/family conflicts | .783 | Â |
Given or recommended you for assignments that helped you meet new colleagues | .727 | .500 |
Shared history of his/her career with you | .705 | .561 |
Kept you informed about what is going on at higher levels in the company or how external conditions are influencing the company | .699 | Â |
Protected you from working with other managers before you knew about their likes/dislikes, opinions or controversial topics and the nature of the political environment | .636 | .589 |
Factor II: Career support | Â | Â |
Helped you finish assignments/tasks or meet deadlines that otherwise would have been difficult to complete | Â | .875 |
Given or recommended you for assignments that increased your contact with higher level managers | Â | .810 |
Gone out of his/her way to promote your career interests | Â | .769 |
Given or recommended you for assignments that required personal contact with managers in different parts of the company | Â | .765 |
Given or recommended you for challenging assignments that present opportunities to learn new skills | Â | .720 |
Served as a role model | Â | .683 |
Eigenvalue | 12.291 | 1.496 |
Variance (%) (Total: 76.593%) | 68.285 | 8.308 |
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin MSA | .939 | |
Bartlett’s test of sphericity | 4283.534** | |
Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) | .970 | .924 |