When Insecure Attachment Dispositions Affect Mentoring Relationship Quality: An Exploration of Interactive Mentoring Contexts

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Journal of Relationships Research Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI:10.1017/JRR.2019.1

Simon Larose, George M. Tarabulsy, Geneviève Boisclair-Châteauvert, Michael J. Karcher

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Abstract

In this study, we explored the effects of mentor and mentee insecure attachment dispositions (ambivalence and avoidance) on mentoring relationship quality while considering the specific nature of the interactive mentoring context. Participants (N = 252 matches) were enrolled in the MIRES program, a one-year college-based mentoring program that matches late adolescent mentees (17-year-olds) with young adult mentors (23-year-olds), designed to facilitate the transition to college. Using data drawn from mentors’ logbooks (at nine time points), two interactive contexts were addressed: (1) situations involving mentee academic issues and mentor proactive academic support (academically oriented), and (2) situations involving mentee personal issues and mentor emotional support, and caring (emotionally oriented). Linear regression results showed that both mentors’ and mentees’ avoidance uniquely predicted lower reports of mentoring relationship quality, but especially in emotionally oriented matches and when their partners’ attachment ambivalence was high. In matches less focused on emotional support, mentors’ attachment avoidance interacted with mentees’ ambivalence to predict positive mentoring relationship quality. Theoretical, practical, and mentor training issues are discussed.

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不安全依恋倾向对师徒关系质量的影响:互动师徒情境的探索

在本研究中，我们探讨了导师和徒弟不安全依恋倾向(矛盾心理和回避)对师徒关系质量的影响，同时考虑了互动师徒环境的特殊性。参与者(N = 252对)参加了MIRES项目，这是一个为期一年的大学指导项目，将青春期后期的学员(17岁)与年轻的成年导师(23岁)配对，旨在促进他们向大学的过渡。使用来自导师日志(在九个时间点)的数据，研究了两种互动情境:(1)涉及学员学术问题和导师主动学术支持的情境(以学术为导向)，以及(2)涉及学员个人问题和导师情感支持和关怀的情境(以情感为导向)。线性回归结果显示，师徒回避均能预测较低的师徒关系质量报告，但在情感导向型匹配和伴侣依恋矛盾心理较高时尤为明显。在较少关注情感支持的配对中，导师的依恋回避与徒弟的矛盾心理相互作用，预测正向的师徒关系质量。讨论了理论、实践和导师培训问题。

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