2024/09/27 by Belle Rose Ragins · 1 voice
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Mentoring and Academic Development #Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies #Higher Education Research Studies
paper · doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101920
openalex publication_date 2024/09/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/16
This conceptual review explores the full potential of mentoring for diversity initiatives. Using a positive relationships lens, I describe how focusing on average relationships obscures the benefits of high-quality mentoring and how traditional views of mentoring as hierarchical, one-way relationships limit our understanding of its role in advancing social justice. Addressing these limitations, I extend relational mentoring and diversified mentoring theories to introduce the Triple A Model of Social Justice Mentoring. This model holds that the effects of high-quality mentoring extend beyond the relationship to influence social justice outcomes. Both members can learn about diversity and experience relational dynamics that foster allyship, agentic empowerment and authentic identities. Implications for formal mentoring, diverse friendships, mentoring episodes and high-quality connections are discussed. • Presents a model of social justice mentoring at work. • The model extends relational mentoring and diversified mentoring theories to incorporate social justice outcomes. • High-quality mentorships provide mutual learning, relational authenticity and safe havens. • These relational experiences can facilitate workplace allyship, authenticity and agentic empowerment at work. • Implications for formal mentoring, mentoring episodes, relational caches and diverse friendships are discussed.