The present study validated the underlying domains that comprise the mentoring experiences of students attending a Hispanic Serving Institution. Mentoring was hypothesized to comprise four interrelated components as measured by the College Student Mentoring Scale. T test results indicated different groups of students received similar mentoring experiences, whereas confirmatory factor analyses revealed the mentoring model was valid. The factor structure was found to be significantly different between White and Hispanic students.
El estudio actual validó los dominios subyacentes que componen las experiencias de mentoría de estudiantes de una Institución al Servicio de los Hispanos. Se hipotetizó que mentoría sería compuesta de cuatro componentes interrelacionados como medidos por el College Student Mentoring Scale. Los resultados de la prueba t indicaron que distintos grupos de estudiantes recibieron experiencias de mentoría semejantes mientras que análisis factorial confirmatorio indicó que el modelo de mentoría fue válido. Se descubrió que la estructura factorial fue significativamente diferente para estudiantes angloamericanos y estudiantes hispanos.
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