ITEM (mentee-version of the questionnaire) and SCALES | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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SCALE 1: Mentor stimulation of reflection; Cronbach’s α .81 | |||||
Situation 13. The mentor challenges me to deepen my reflection | .713 | ||||
Situation 8. The mentor encourages me to analyse my self-image critically. | .697 | ||||
Situation 7. During the progress meetings, the mentor provides feedback about my progress in the competencies and level of reflection | .643 | ||||
Situation 18. The mentor encourages open discussion of my personality traits (such as perfectionism; dominant behaviour). | .613 | ||||
Situation 4. The mentor challenges me to go beyond the borders of my (sufficient/good) current performance. | .596 | ||||
Situation 6. The mentor pays sufficient attention to the discussion of all key and enabling competencies. | .557 | ||||
Situation 12. The mentor encourages me to reflect on specific personal experiences. | .544 | ||||
Situation 28. The mentor encourages me to reflect on my development (through placements, over the years). | .464 | ||||
Situation 23. The mentor especially considers the mentor meeting as an assessment moment, rather than a moment of support. | −.415 | ||||
SCALE 2: Mentor presence; Cronbach’s α .77 | |||||
Situation 30. The mentor shares his or her thoughts and feelings about incidents that occur during the mentor meetings. | .702 | ||||
Situation 31. The mentor pays attention to my emotional experiences (in workplace/private life). | .669 | ||||
Situation 36. The mentor shares his or her experiences with me during meetings. | .618 | ||||
Situation 38. The mentor discusses my insecurities about the portfolio assessment/assessment feedback. | .563 | ||||
Situation 35. The mentor is readily available for contact | .551 | ||||
Situation 1. The mentor exhibits professional behaviour. For instance: the mentor came prepared to each meeting; the mentor keeps his/her engagements. | .550 | ||||
Situation 9. The mentor tries to build a good rapport with me | .501 | ||||
SCALE 3: Mentor addressing personal issues; Cronbach’s α .80 | |||||
Situation 32. The mentor pays attention to my incentives to study (e.g., motivational ups and downs). | .625 | ||||
Situation 25. The mentor discusses my experiences with planning and time management. | .615 | ||||
Situation 34. The mentor supported me in forging new, relevant contacts for study and career choice-related purposes. | .609 | ||||
Situation 33. The mentor thoroughly discusses lows/ problems with regard to my study progress. | .605 | ||||
Situation 21. The mentor discusses the balance between my studies and private life with me. | .552 | ||||
Situation 24. The mentor discusses with me my insecuri-ties with respect to the choices I need to make about studies/career. | .514 | ||||
Situation 2. The mentor encourages me to learn pro-actively in the workplace/ during study activities. | .426 | ||||
Situation 3. The mentor is focused not only on the portfolio, but also on the discussion of personal experiences. | .421 | ||||
Situation 17. The mentor encourages open discussion of my personal experiences affecting my studies. | .461 | ||||
SCALE 4: Mentor stimulating conditions and perspectives for behavioural change; Cronbach’s α .79 | |||||
Situation 10. The mentor helps me to formulate learning objectives in competency domains that are rather thorny (health advocate, for example). | .632 | ||||
Situation 5. The mentor discusses how I should treat confidential information about the workplace with care. | .599 | ||||
Situation 29. The mentor discusses how he or she will treat confidential information about me. | .598 | ||||
Situation 16. The mentor follows up on the attainment of my predefined learning objectives. | .582 | ||||
Situation 15. The mentor discusses with me how I can pursue my learning objectives in practice. | .512 | ||||
Situation 14. The mentor challenges me to formulate specific and attainable learning objectives. | .497 | ||||
Situation 11. The mentor discusses and analyses the results of the progress test with me. | .459 | ||||
SCALE 5: Mentor addressing professional identity development; Cronbach’s α .64 | |||||
Situation 26. The mentor challenges me to avail myself of/ use my own qualities, values and strengths. | .680 | ||||
Situation 19. The mentor discusses with me how I envision the development of my identity into a doctor. | .535 | ||||
Items not loaded or omitted after analysis | |||||
Situation 20. The mentor discusses the importance of the portfolio with me. | |||||
Situation 22. For the most part of the meetings the mentor is assuming a guiding role (giving suggestions and advice) | |||||
Situation 27 – The mentor clearly sets the boundaries of his or her support (for instance by means of referral) | |||||
Situation 37 – The mentor is sensitive to my (cultural) background |