Mentoring: Resource for lowering job stress or just another headache?

Previous research has examined the benefits that protégés’ (and to a lesser extent, mentors and organizations) receive from mentoring. Surprisingly, however, there has been a lack of research on the potential negative effects of mentoring on the mentor and the protégé. As per the stressor–strain model, mentors might help relieve job stress by providing protégés with emotional support or teaching stress management skills. Conversely, mentoring...