Mentoring special youth populations
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Whereas mentoring programs are well received as support services, very little empirical research has been conducted to assess the effectiveness of these programs to meet the diverse needs of different special populations of youth. Potentially useful theoretical orientations (attachment, parental acceptance‐rejection, social support, adult development, host provocation) and a sociomotivational model of mentoring are presented to complement Rhodes's (2002) model. Mentoring research literatures for five special populations of youth (abused and neglected youth, youth who have disabilities, pregnant and parenting adolescents, juvenile offenders, academically at‐risk students) are critiqued. Systemic, longitudinal research must address the cooccurrence of risk factors, populations, and interventions. We conclude with specific recommendations for future research. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Natural mentors may serve as compensatory resources for youth from backgrounds of risk or for whom parents may not be fully engaged in their lives.
“On the other hand, natural mentors may serve as compensatory resources for youth from backgrounds of risk or for whom parents may not be fully engaged in their lives (Britner, Balcazar, Blechman, Blinn‐Pike, & Larose, 2006; DuBois et al., 2002; Erickson et al., 2009).”
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- Authors
- Britner, P. A., Balcazar, F. E., Blechman, E. A., Blinn‐Pike, L., & Larose, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Purdue University in Indianapolis (US)
- Université Laval (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Britner, Preston A.
- Venue
- Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-10-05
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 747-763
- ISSN
- 0090-4392 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6629
- OpenAlex
- W2032235704
- Cited by
- 83
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Keywords
- mentoring programs, program effectiveness, attachment theory, parental acceptance-rejection, social support, adult development, youth with disabilities, juvenile offenders, academically at-risk students, risk factors
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