Research Mentoring and Women in Clinical Psychology

The main question explored in this study is whether a woman's choice to do research during her career as a clinical psychologist is associated with having had a research mentor. A sample of 616 women, all members of the American Psychological Association holding a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology,...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Psychology of women quarterly 2002-06, Vol.26 (2), p.163-167
Main Authors: Dohm, Faith-Anne, Cummings, Wendy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Psychological Association
Case studies
Clinical psychologists
Clinical Psychology
Clinical research
Females
Feminism
Feminist psychology
Mentoring
Mentors
Predictors
Psychologists
Psychology
USA
Women
Womens studies
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The main question explored in this study is whether a woman's choice to do research during her career as a clinical psychologist is associated with having had a research mentor. A sample of 616 women, all members of the American Psychological Association holding a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, completed a survey about their experience with a research mentor. The data show that research mentoring is positively related to a woman in clinical psychology doing research and whether she, in turn, becomes a research mentor for others. The responses of the participants suggest that a model of mentoring that involves relevant training and practical experience in research may increase the likelihood that female clinical psychologists will choose to do research as part of their careers.
ISSN:0361-6843
1471-6402
DOI:10.1111/1471-6402.00055