Does Natural Mentoring Matter? A Multilevel Meta‐analysis on the Association Between Natural Mentoring and Youth Outcomes.

Abstract: In this meta‐analytic review, we examined the relation between natural mentoring and youth outcomes in four domains: academic and vocational functioning, social‐emotional development, physical health, and psychosocial problems. Natural mentoring relationships are thought to foster positive...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Community Psychology Vol. 62; no. 1/2; pp. 203 - 221
Autores principales: Van Dam, L., Smit, D., Wildschut, B., Assink, M., Stams, G. J. J. M., Branje, S. J. T., Rhodes, J. E.
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2018
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          Van Dam, L.
          Smit, D.
          Wildschut, B.
          Assink, M.
          Stams, G. J. J. M.
          Branje, S. J. T.
          Rhodes, J. E.
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          Spirit Youth Care Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
          Department of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
          Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
          University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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        Mentoring -- Social aspects
        Interpersonal relations
        Mentoring in education
        Youth development
        Educational outcomes
        Meta-analysis
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          Mentoring -- Social aspects
          Interpersonal relations
          Mentoring in education
          Youth development
          Educational outcomes
          Meta-analysis
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        (Positive) youth outcomes
        Adolescence
        Community mental health
        Meta‐analysis
        Natural mentoring
        Prevention
        (Positive) youth outcomes
        Adolescence
        Community mental health
        Meta‐analysis
        Natural mentoring
        Prevention
      ab: Abstract: In this meta‐analytic review, we examined the relation between natural mentoring and youth outcomes in four domains: academic and vocational functioning, social‐emotional development, physical health, and psychosocial problems. Natural mentoring relationships are thought to foster positive youth development and buffer against the risks associated with the tumultuous years of adolescence. Two separate meta‐analyses were conducted on the presence of a natural mentor and the quality of the natural mentoring relationship, including thirty studies from 1992 to present. The findings indicated that the presence of a natural mentor was significantly associated with positive youth outcomes (r = .106). A larger effect size was found for the quality of the natural mentoring relationship in terms of relatedness, social support, and autonomy support (r = .208). The largest effect sizes were found for social‐emotional development and academic and vocational functioning. Risk‐status (e.g., teenage mothers, homeless youth, youth in foster care, and youth of alcoholic parents) did not moderate the relation between presence and quality of natural mentoring relationships and youth outcomes, which may indicate that natural mentors are generally beneficial for all youth regardless of risk‐status. Implications for theory and practice concerning the quality of the natural mentoring relationship are discussed.
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