Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate mentoring behaviours in a public medical school in Malaysia and examine factors associated with those mentoring behaviours. The study is important because effective mentoring promotes the personal and professional growth of mentees. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was conducted with a population of 632 medical students. The authors used the Mentor Behaviour Scale (MBS) to measure four domains of mentoring behaviour: mentoring relationship structure, engagement, autonomy support and competency support. The authors evaluated the scoring of these domains as high, moderate or low scores. Findings A total of 508 (80.4 per cent) medical students in Years 2–5 participated in this study. Mentoring relationship structure, engagement and competency support were perceived as moderate scores, whereas autonomy support was perceived as a low score. Students in the early phases of study had better attitudes regarding mentoring behaviours. More frequent meetings and longer duration of meetings were significantly associated with better attitudes towards mentoring behaviour. Originality/value This paper evaluates contemporary mentoring behaviours in a Malaysian public medical school and contributes to non-western literature on mentoring. These behaviours were reflected in the four domains of the theory-based MBS.

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公立医学院的支持性辅导行为

目的本文的目的是评估马来西亚一所公立医学院的指导行为，并研究与指导行为有关的因素。这项研究很重要，因为有效的指导会促进受训者的个人和职业成长。设计/方法/方法对632名医学生进行了横断面研究。作者使用指导者行为量表（MBS）来衡量指导行为的四个领域：指导关系结构，敬业度，自主性支持和能力支持。作者将这些域的得分评估为高，中或低分。调查结果在2-5年级，共有508名（80.4％）医科学生参加了这项研究。指导关系结构，敬业度和能力支持被认为是中等分数，而自治支持被认为是低分。在学习的早期阶段，学生对指导行为的态度较好。频繁的会议和较长的会议时间与更好的指导行为态度显着相关。原创性/价值本文评估了马来西亚一所公立医学院的当代指导行为，并为非西方有关指导的文献做出了贡献。这些行为反映在基于理论的MBS的四个领域中。原创性/价值本文评估了马来西亚一所公立医学院的当代指导行为，并为非西方有关指导的文献做出了贡献。这些行为反映在基于理论的MBS的四个领域中。原创性/价值本文评估了马来西亚一所公立医学院的当代指导行为，并为非西方有关指导的文献做出了贡献。这些行为反映在基于理论的MBS的四个领域中。