APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Mind the (age) Gap? Age and Mentoring Outcomes

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Industrial/Organizational

  • Sara Barth
    University of Maryland, College Park
  • Hannah Markell
    George Mason University
  • Eden King
    George Mason University
  • Jennifer Wessel
    University of Maryland, College Park

Abstract

The aging of the workforce creates opportunities for experienced employees to transmit their expertise to younger employees via mentoring but age-dissimilar interactions bring challenging interpersonal dynamics. Using a professional sample and field experimental design, we show evidence for the efficacy of interventions and individual-level contributors to success in mentoring relationships.

Experimental

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