Informal mentoring (education; mentors)
| Shared Agency Coactivity |
| I encourage — to pursue his/her own educational goals |
| I try to cheer up — when he/she is having a hard time at school |
| I try to motivate — to accomplish his/her educational goals |
| When — falls short of his/her educational goals, I give him/her the confidence to try harder |
| Support |
| — seeks my support after making important education-related decisions |
| — turns to me for comfort when he/she does not do well in school |
| Non-shared Agency Directing |
| I give — many suggestions on how he/she should manage his/her daily school activities* |
| I try to make — do what I think is best for his/her education |
| I always have to tell — what should be done about his/her education |
| I try to make — see why he/she did not accomplish his/her educational goals |