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Mentees’ Perceptions of Their Interpersonal Relationships: The Role of the Mentor–Youth Bond

Missouri Institute of Mental Health

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Nicole.Thomson{at}mimh.edu.

	Abstract

Outcome studies of mentoring programs have demonstrated that they hold considerable promise in promoting competence across multiple developmental domains. A theoretical model of mentoring identified modification of youths’ perceptions of their interpersonal relationships as a contributor to positive outcomes. To date, however, there has not been a direct examination of the role of the mentor–youth bond in this process. The present study examines whether the quality of the mentoring relationship uniquely predicts other relationship-based outcomes at two time points. Regression analyses indicated that the quality of the mentor–youth bond significantly predicted youths’ scores in most relationship-based outcomes (i.e., friendship with and self-disclosure to adults) at 8 and 16 months. Study implications and directions for future research are discussed.

First published on May 8, 2009
Youth & Society 2009, doi:10.1177/0044118X09334806


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