Mentoring Functions (Noe)
HR & WorkReliability: Career alpha 0.89; Psychosocial alpha 0.923 sample items
About this scale
A 21-item measure of two mentoring functions: career-related (sponsorship, exposure, coaching, protection, challenging assignments) and psychosocial (acceptance, friendship, role-modelling, counselling). The dominant operationalization of formal/informal mentoring relationships.
Sample item(s)
“My mentor takes a personal interest in my career.”
“My mentor shares the history of his/her career with me.”
“My mentor encourages me to talk openly about anxiety and fears that detract from my work.”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: Career alpha 0.89; Psychosocial alpha 0.92. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with Ragins & McFarlin (1990) for role-modelling subscale; Scandura (1992) is a popular short form.
Source & citation
Noe, R. A. (1988): An investigation of the determinants of successful assigned mentoring relationships. Personnel Psychology, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 457–479.
Source. Scale details are summarised from the publication cited above. Always consult the original source for the full item set, scoring, and permission to use.
Use it in your research
Need to check the reliability or psychometrics of this scale in your own data? Use the free DrAIStudio research tools:
Cronbach’s alpha calculator
All statistical calculators
Search the full Scale Atlas
Academic writing humanizer