Formal community-based youth mentoring relationships (CBM) are a popular form of
intervention worldwide in which caring, non-parental adult figures are matched with at-risk …

Youth mentors' efficacy beliefs and relational skills should both influence the quality of their
connections with their mentees, but a lack of research based on large, dyadic and …

According to a recent national poll, nearly 3 million adults are involved in formal and
sustained one-onone relationships with young people (MENTOR, 2006). Notably, more than …

Mentoring‐based interventions show promise among children in foster care, but previous
research suggests that some benefit more than others. Because children in foster care …

Youth mentoring may be able to support lonely and socially isolated youth. This study
examined the association between participating in youth mentoring programs and mentee …

Mentoring programs have historically focused on the relationship between the mentor and
mentee as the primary means for supporting academic, behavioral, and social-emotional …

Abstract Objective This study examined Black adolescents' decision‐making processes
around disclosure and advice‐seeking with their primary caregivers and nonparental adult …

The current study examined whether autonomy‐supportive parenting practices may be
associated with Black adolescents' quantity of natural mentors (ie, adults from youths' …

Purpose Peer mentoring programs in higher education settings support incoming students in
their transition and adaptation to college life. Mentoring program evaluation research …

An integral change that occurs during adolescence is the development of independent close
relationships outside of the immediate family unit. In addition to relationships with peers …