Characteristics of natural mentoring relationships and adolescent adjustment: evidence from a national study.
Characteristics of natural mentoring relationships and adolescent adjustment: evidence from a national study.
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10.1007/s10935-005-1832-4
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2005-03-01
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Silverthorn, Naida
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DuBois, David L;Silverthorn, Naida
本研究调查了自然指导关系的特征（导师角色，接触频率，亲密度，持续时间）作为年龄较大的青少年和年轻人（N = 2，053）在Add Health研究中调整结果的预测因素。在教育/工作、问题行为、心理健康和身体健康领域评估结果。与家庭以外的角色的人的指导关系预测更大的可能性，在所有领域的良好结果，除了心理健康，相对于与家庭成员的指导关系。更大的亲密关系是预测几个有利的结果，特别是在心理健康领域。这些研究结果表明，如果以特定类别的成年人为目标，并努力培养具有强烈情感纽带的关系，促进对青少年辅导的战略可能会更有效。编辑的战略意义：这些数据表明，在青春期培养自然（特别是非家庭）的指导关系可能是预防和促进健康的一个有前途的战略。这项研究令人印象深刻，因为它的大，全国代表性的样本，关系特征和多个导师的检查，以及与各种结果的联系（控制早期功能）。学校官员和指导计划必须考虑如何利用-和促进-自然发生的导师关系。
This research investigated characteristics of natural mentoring relationships (mentor role, frequency of contact, closeness, duration) as predictors of adjustment outcomes among older adolescents and young adults (N = 2,053) in the Add Health study. Outcomes were assessed in the domains of education/work, problem behavior, psychological well-being, and physical health. Mentoring relationships with persons in roles outside of the family predicted greater likelihood of favorable outcomes in all domains except psychological well-being, relative to mentoring relationships with family members. Greater reported closeness in relationships was predictive of several favorable outcomes, particularly those in the domain of psychological well-being. These findings indicate that strategies to promote mentoring of adolescents may be more effective if particular categories of adults are targeted and an effort is made to cultivate relationships with strong emotional bonds. Editors' Strategic Implications: These data suggest that the cultivation of natural (especially non-familial) mentoring relationships during adolescence may be a promising strategy for prevention and health promotion. This study is impressive due to its large, nationally representative sample, the examination of relationship characteristics and multiple mentors, and the links to a variety of outcomes (controlling for earlier functioning). School officials and mentoring programs must consider how to capitalize on - and promote - naturally occurring mentor relationships.