Thielemeyer, Vincent (2023) How does the immediacy of a mentor influence the situational interest of their student, and to what extent does teacher credibility mediate this relationship? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Research suggested that the relationship between a mentor and their student has a positive impact on the student´s situational interest. But research about what factors exactly play into this relationship still has gaps. That is why this study aims to explore certain underlying processes that may influence this relationship by looking at the effects of the mentors´ immediacy on the students´ situational interest, and how teacher credibility may mediate this effect. Additionally, we looked at the difference between peer mentors and faculty mentors. Our sample consisted of 288 psychology students at the University of Groningen. By using the online questionnaire service Qualtrics (Qualtrics, Provo, UT), we measured the students´ perception of the immediacy between the teacher of the student, the teachers´ perceived credibility, and situational interest of the student. By using Hayes (2013) process model, we conducted a mediation analysis and found that teacher credibility does mediate the relationship between immediacy and situational interest, but only when looking at the peer mentors group. Thus, we found support for both hypotheses. This highlights the importance of how mentor training should emphasize increasing interpersonal skills and that peer mentor specific training should focus on how to increase the credibility of the mentor. Keywords: Mentoring, immediacy, teacher credibility, situational interest, student outcomes
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Donofrio, S.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2023 07:35 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2023 07:35 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2085 |
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