Natural mentor relationships among latina adolescent mothers: Psychological adjustment, moderating processes, and the role of early parental acceptance
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Investigated the antecedents, effects, and underlying characteristics of natural mentor relationships in a sample of 54 inner‐city, Latina adolescent mothers. Women with mentors reported significantly lower levels of depression and anxiety than those without mentors despite similar levels of stress exposure and overall support resources. Young women with natural mentors were also more satisfied with their support resources and appeared better able to cope effectively with relationship problems. Finally, women with mentors recalled their childhood relationships with their mothers as more accepting. Mentor relationships appear to enhance young women's capacity to benefit from their support resources and offset the effects of relationship problems. Implications for future research and intervention strategies are discussed.
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Results on natural mentoring during adolescence have not been consistent across outcomes or in some instances were even equivocal.
“results have not been consistent across outcomes or in some instances were even equivocal (DuBois & Silverthorn, 2005a; Rhodes, Contreras, & Mangelsdorf, 1994; Zimmerman, Bingenheimer, & Notaro, 2002)”
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- Authors
- Rhodes, J. E., Contreras, J. M., & Mangelsdorf, S. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rhodes, Jean E.
- Venue
- American Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1994-04
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 211-227
- ISSN
- 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2770
- OpenAlex
- W2042828600
- Cited by
- 179
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 2.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Keywords
- psychological adjustment, depression, anxiety, support resources, stress exposure
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Depressive Disorder, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Mothers, Surveys and Questionnaires, Role, Social Adjustment, Social Support, Socioeconomic Factors, Parenting
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