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J. Irene Harris and Brian E. Engdahl, VA Medical Center, University of Minnesota; Ann Marie Winskowski, Minnesota Veterans Research Institute, University of St. Thomas. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to J. Irene Harris, VA Medical Center, University of Minnesota, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (e-mail: jeanette.harris2@va.gov). TABLE 1 Means, Standard Deviations, and Correlations Between Variables (N = 179) Variable 1 2 3 4 5 1. Job tenure -- .01 -.07 -.21** .09 2. Job satisfaction .01 -- .41** .20** .12 3. Career Mentoring -.07 .41** -- .53** .18** 4. Coaching -.21** .20** .53** -- .32** 5. Collegial Support .09 .12 .18** .32** -- 6. Task Support .16* .29** .37** .30** .53** Variable 6 M SD 1. Job tenure .16* 5.23 5.64 2. Job satisfaction .29** 39.71 12.18 3. Career Mentoring .37** 12.53 4.39 4. Coaching .30** 8.92 3.06 5. Collegial Support .53** 13.81 3.78 6. Task Support -- 15.66 3.49 *p < .05. **p < .01. TABLE 2 Multiple Regression for Types of Social Support as Predictors of Job Satisfaction (N = 179) Variable B SE B [beta] p Career Mentoring .03 .13 .38 <.01 Coaching -.01 .01 -.05 .57 Collegial Support .00 .01 -.02 .79 Task Support .01 .01 .17 .04 Note. Adjusted [R.sup.2] = .176, p < .001. TABLE 3 Multiple Regression for Types of Social Support as Predictors of Job Tenure (N = 179) Variable B SE B [beta] p Career Mentoring .00 .12 -.02 .84 Coaching -.57 .16 -.31 <.01 Collegial Support .14 .13 .09 .30 Task Support .36 .15 .22 .01 Note. Adjusted [R.sup.2] = .091, p < .001.