Table 2 Themes, categories, and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions for the qualitative study
Themes | Categories | Hofstede’s Cultural dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Theme 1: Guidance/support | Valuable guidance from mentors | Power distance, Long-term orientation |
Mentors’ unconditional support | Uncertainty avoidance, Collectivism | |
Theme 2: Mentor–mentee interaction/relationship | Family-like interaction with mentors | Power Distance, Masculinity |
Trustworthy relationship with mentors | Indulgence, Long-term orientation | |
Theme 3: Cultivation of humanistic literacy | Embracing humanistic mentoring | Power Distance, Long-term orientation |