Heimann, Malin (2023) Student Transition and Out-of-Class Communication With Mentors: Exploring the Effect of Immediacy, Trust, and Identification. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
As students transition to university, they face various challenges, such as academic pressures and social isolation. These can be navigated by engaging in out-of-class communication (OCC) with one’s mentor, a potential source of social support. Research has found that communicating with a mentor outside of class about personal concerns (OCCp) can be predicted by a mentor’s immediacy. The present study tested the previously unexplored mediating role of trust in the association between mentor immediacy and OCCp. Moreover, it was investigated whether identifying with one’s mentor moderates the link between mentor immediacy and trust in the mentor. Lastly, we explored whether the suggested model varies for different kinds of mentors; faculty mentor and peer mentor. A convenience sample of N=288 first year psychology students from the University of Groningen completed an online survey measuring mentor immediacy, OCCp, trust in the mentor, and identification with the mentor in a correlational manner, for both types of mentors separately. The hypothesized model was tested using Hayes’ (2013) PROCESS macro and support was found for the moderated-mediation model. Indeed, trust partially mediated the link between immediacy and OCCp and identification moderated the link between immediacy and trust. Both effects seem slightly stronger for faculty mentor than for peer mentor. The findings imply the importance of training mentors in crucial communicative behaviors, potentially helping students transition to university life as they confide in their mentor more easily. Limitations and future research suggestions are considered. Keywords: transition, mentoring, immediacy, OCC, trust, identification
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Donofrio, S.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2023 11:23 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2023 11:23 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2139 |
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