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The mentor-youth alliance: The role of mentoring relationships in promoting youth competence

Zand, Debra H., Thomson, Nicole, Cervantes, Richard, Espiritu, Rachele, Klagholz, Donna, LaBlanc, Laura, Taylor, Andrea·2009·Journal of Adolescence
DOI 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.12.006
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Mentoring programs hold great promise for fostering competency in disadvantaged youth. Although considerable theoretical work has been conducted to explain the role of mentoring relationships in promoting positive youth outcomes, very little empirical research has directly investigated this alliance. The present study developed and validated a tool to assess mentees' perceptions of their relationships with their mentors and to investigate the relationship between this alliance and youth competency. Based on pilot data from four cross-national mentoring programs (N=276), a 10-item, two-factor Mentor-Youth Alliance Scale (MYAS) was created. Subsequent confirmatory factor analyses conducted on national evaluation data from a multi-site study of mentoring programs (N=219), generated a 10-item, one-factor solution. The one-factor MYAS significantly predicted youths' scores in four competency domains: Family Bonding, Relationships with Adults, School Bonding, and Life Skills, at 8-months post-intake. Higher competency youth were more likely to be female, younger on average, and have a higher quality of relationships with their mentors than were lower competency youth. Implications for the development of the mentor-protégé relationship are discussed.

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  • A critical limitation of some studies is that few included control groups or used reports from the same informant on the quality of the relationship or the level of functioning, thus possibly creating shared method variance.

    “Nevertheless, a critical limitation of some of these studies is that few included control groups or used reports from the same informant (usually the mentees) on the quality of the relationship or the level of functioning, thus possibly creating shared method variance (e.g., [52,53,54,61,64]).”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [54]

  • American mentees with better preexisting adult relationships and stronger family ties and school bonds established higher-quality relationships with their mentors in a short-term mentoring program.

    “American mentees with better preexisting adult relationships and stronger family ties and school bonds established higher-quality relationships with their mentors in a short-term mentoring program [54].”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [54]

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Authors
Zand, D. H., Thomson, N., Cervantes, R., Espiritu, R., Klagholz, D., LaBlanc, L., & Taylor, A.
Affiliations
  • Missouri Institute of Mental Health (US)
  • Behavioral Assessment Incorporation (United States) (US)
  • Georgetown University (US)
  • D. Klagholz & Associates USA
  • Hmong American Partnership (US)
  • Temple University (US)
Corresponding author
Zand, Debra H.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Adolescence
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-02-07
Volume
32
Issue
1
Pages
1-17
ISSN
  • 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9254
DOI
10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.12.006
OpenAlex
W2070525404
Cited by
130
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 10
FWCI
7.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (***)
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 relationships, disadvantaged youth, scale development, family bonding, adult relationships, school connectedness, life skills
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Mentors, Poverty, Self Efficacy, Resilience, Psychological

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