Youth mentoring is a potentially powerful tool for prevention and intervention, but it has
garnered little attention from clinical child and adolescent psychologists. For decades, the …

The current manuscript describes the iterative development of an afterschool intervention
aimed at fostering supportive relationships between adolescents and adults from their …

The aim of this study was to examine contextual antecedents and well‐being indicators
associated with children's and adolescents' access to supportive nonparent adults (SNPAs) …

This study examined associations among adolescents' likelihood of disclosure about dating
violence, perceptions of barriers to disclosure, and quality of the relationship with various …

Supportive relationships with non-parental adult role models (aka informal mentors) are
important contributors to positive development for children. Absent from research on informal …

Objective To assess parents' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to promoting informal
mentoring relationships for their children with caring adults in their existing social network …

Aims: This study examines college students' access to natural mentors during the
contentious 2020 US presidential election and considers the role of natural mentors as …

Natural mentors are important developmental assets for youth. To understand the nature
and influence of natural mentors, scholars have often adopted Granovetter's (1973) model …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore and to increase understanding of the
factors that contribute to the decreased social connectedness of informal caregivers of older …

Esta investigación cualitativa con enfoque fenomenológico tuvo como propósito conocer el
significado y las experiencias emocionales de un grupo de personas adultas mayores que …