Table 2. Demographic characteristics of mentors and mentees.
None of the between-group P values were ≤ 0.05; percentages are calculated on the basis of the number of participants who responded to each item. Participants self-reported their gender and race/ethnicity, and some may have self-identified as more than one race or chose to not report. Of the 216 enrolled mentors, 197 received the intervention. UG, undergraduate.
| Characteristic | Mentors (N = 197) | Mentees (N = 117) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental (N, % of 110) | Comparison (N, % of 87) | Experimental (N, % of 53) | Comparison (N, % of 64) | |
| Gender (2) | ||||
| Men | 45 (41) | 38 (44) | 18 (34) | 21 (33) |
| Women | 61 (55) | 45 (42) | 35 (66) | 43 (67) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 72 (65) | 63 (72) | 26 (49) | 36 (56) |
| Asian | 13 (12) | 12 (14) | 14 (26) | 9 (14) |
| African American | 10 (9) | 3 (3) | 7 (13) | 11 (17) |
| Other | 8 (7) | 7 (8) | 6 (11) | 8 (12) |
| Hispanic | 13 (12) | 11 (13) | 21 (37) | 21 (33) |
| Title/position | ||||
| Faculty member | 49 (45) | 31 (36) | – | – |
| Graduate student | 34 (31) | 31 (36) | – | – |
| Postdoctoral | 14 (13) | 13 (15) | – | – |
| Scientist | 7 (6) | 6 (7) | – | – |
| Other | 6 (5) | 6 (7) | – | – |
| Currently mentoring UG in research context | 83 (75) | 65 (75) | – | – |
| Experimental (mean, SD) | Comparison (mean, SD) | Experimental (mean, SD) | Comparison (mean, SD) | |
| Mentoring experience | ||||
| Previous mentor training | 1.79 (0.41) | 1.81 (0.40) | – | – |
| Years of mentoring experience | 6.31 (6.1) | 7.99 (9.0) | – | – |