Mentor Relationships And The Career Development Of Pregnant And Parenting African-American Teenagers
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The influence of natural mentor relationships on the career outlook of African-American pregnant and parenting teenagers was examined. More than half of the participants nominated adults they considered to be mentors. A path model indicated that mentor support was associated with increased life optimism, beyond its indirect effects on career activities and beliefs about the opportunity structure. These findings suggest that natural mentors are an important resource in the career development of pregnant and parenting African-American adolescents.
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By serving as supportive models of success, mentors may directly stimulate improvements in adolescents' self-perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors.
“By serving as supportive models of success, mentors may directly stimulate improvements in adolescents' self-perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors (Bandura, 1969;Hamilton & Hamilton, 1990;Klaw & Rhodes, 1995;Taylor, 1989;Walker & Freedman, 1996).”
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- Authors
- Klaw, E. L., & Rhodes, J. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- ORCID
- Rhodes, Jean E.
- Venue
- Psychology of Women Quarterly
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1995-12
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 551-562
- ISSN
- 0361-6843 (ISSN-L)
- 1471-6402
- OpenAlex
- W1997233964
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology of Women Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Keywords
- career development, African American adolescents, adolescent pregnancy, parenting teenagers, career beliefs, opportunity structures, mentor support
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Age Factors, Americas, Behavior, Black or African American, Culture, Demography, Emotions, Ethnicity, Family Characteristics, Family Relations, Illegitimacy, Interpersonal Relations, Mothers, North America, Parents, Population, Population Characteristics, Pregnancy, Psychology, Social Support, United States, Developed Countries
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