Table 1 Descriptive statistics and correlation matrix for scientist identity and mentoring variables

1. Scientist identity

–

2. Instrumental: student

.42***

–

3. Instrumental: mentor

.15

.36**

–

4. Socioemotional: student

.30*

.51***

.11

–

5. Socioemotional: mentor

− .03

− .03

.39**

.03

–

6. Negative: student

− .11

− .49***

.04

− .45***

.07

–

7. Negative: mentor

− .25*

− .15

.08

− .12

− .08

.06

–

Mean

4.32

4.50

4.02

4.66

4.31

1.76

1.70

Standard deviation

.73

.71

.68

.41

.42

.56

.71

Scale range

1–5

1–5

1–5

1–5

1–5

1–5

1–5