Working to make it work: The role of parents in the youth mentoring process
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Abstract Theoretical and empirical work on youth mentoring relationships has been largely focused on the mentor‐youth dyad, with little attention to the larger context within which such relationships form and develop. The perspectives of parents have been absent for the most part from the mentoring literature to date. In‐depth, semistructured, qualitative interviews were conducted with parents (n=13) of youth who were participating in a community‐based mentoring program. Four major themes were identified: parents' (a) hopes and expectations for the mentoring relationship, (b) trust in the mentor and satisfaction with the relationship, (c) roles in the mentoring relationship, and (d) reflections on and experiences with cultural differences between their child and the mentor. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Parents described devoting substantial energies to cultivating their children's mentor-mentee relationship, engaging in a range of roles, including mediator, coach, and collaborator.
“Parents described devoting substantial energies to cultivating their children’s mentor-mentee relationship, engaging in a range of roles, including mediator, coach, and collaborator [182,183,184].”
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- Authors
- Spencer, R., Basualdo‐Delmonico, A., & Lewis, T. O.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Spencer, Renée
- Venue
- Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-12-02
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 51-59
- ISSN
- 0090-4392 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6629
- OpenAlex
- W2012053485
- Cited by
- 77
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.05
- 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
- youth mentoring, parental attitudes, cultural differences, parental expectations
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