Mentoring and Protégé Narcissistic Entitlement
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Keywords
Mentoring relationships, Narcissistic entitlement, Protégés, Mentors, Mentoring
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845308327735
Abstract
The relationship between protégé narcissistic entitlement and protégé mentoring outcomes is examined among a total sample of 132 protége´s employed in a variety of settings. Narcissistic entitlement (NE) refers to a dispositional variable that reflects preoccupation with the expectation of special and preferential treatment from others. Results indicate that protége´s with greater NE report relationships of shorter duration, less career mentoring support, lower relationship quality, and greater negative mentoring experiences than do protége´s with lesser NE. Additionally, protégé NE moderated the relationship between mentor commitment and relationship quality such that the relationship was stronger for protége´s higher in NE than for protége´s lower in NE. NE was not related to whether participants had experience as a protégé. Implications include the need for expanded education regarding mentoring relationships that take into account the role the individual plays in the relationship.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Career Development, v. 35, issue 4, p. 385-405
Scholar Commons Citation
Allen, Tammy D.; Johnson, Hazel-Anne M.; Xu, Xian; Biga, Andrew; Rodopman, Ozgun B.; and Ottinot, Raymond C., "Mentoring and Protégé Narcissistic Entitlement" (2009). Psychology Faculty Publications. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/12
