The effects of mentor alcohol use norms on mentorship quality: The moderating role of protege traditionality

• Kwan, Ho Kwong 
• Chen, Haixiao 
• Hu, Zhonghui 
• Li, Jinsong 

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SSCI Scopus FT ABDC-A*

Abstract

Mentorship　quality　is　an　important　aspect　of　mentorship　effectiveness,　yet　we　know　little　about　its　predictors.　Using　social　identity　theory,　we　examined　the　relationship　between　mentor　alcohol　use　norms　and　mentorship　quality　as　perceived　by　proteges.　Our　study　also　considered　the　mediating　role　of　protege　identification　with　the　mentor　and　the　moderating　role　of　protege　traditionality.　The　findings,　based　on　mentor-protege　dyadic　data　collected　through　a　three-wave　survey　in　China,　indicate　that　mentor　alcohol　use　norms　are　negatively　related　to　mentorship　quality,　and　that　this　relationship　is　mediated　by　protege　identification　with　the　mentor.　Furthermore,　the　traditionality　of　proteges　alleviates　not　only　the　negative　relationship　between　mentor　alcohol　use　norms　and　protege　identification　with　the　mentor,　but　also　the　indirect　relationship　between　mentor　alcohol　use　norms　and　mentorship　quality　via　protege　identification　with　the　mentor.　The　results　underscore　the　value　of　focusing　on　mentor　behavioral　norms　that　are　not　directed　toward　the　protege.　We　conclude　with　a　discussion　of　the　theoretical　and　practical　implications　for　mentoring　research.

Keyword

• alcohol use norms
• identification
• mentoring
• mentorship quality
• traditionality

Author Community

[Kwan, Ho Kwong] China Europe Int Business Sch, Org Behav & Human Resource Management Dept, Shanghai, Peoples R China

[Chen, Haixiao; Hu, Zhonghui; Li, Jinsong] Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Coll Business, 777 Guoding Rd, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China

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