Natural Mentoring

These articles pertain to relationships that are forged with caring nonparent adults (e.g., extended families, teachers, coaches, clergy, etc.) as opposed to those that are matched through programs.

How natural mentoring and sense of belonging affect resilience of adolescents in out-of-home care

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Sulimani-Aidan, Y., & Tayri-Schwartz, T. (2021). The…

New study explores how informal mentors’ motivations affect outcomes

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Liu, Y., Aad, A. A., Maalouf, J., & Hamdan, O. A. (2020).…

Promoting a sense of purpose and meaning through natural mentoring

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White, A.E., Lincoln, B., Liang, B., Sepulveda, J., Matyjaszczyk,…

The impact of natural mentors on developing youth in foster care

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Greeson, J. K. P., Weiler, L. M., Thompson, A. E., Taussig,…

Sexual minority youth natural mentoring experiences differ from those of heterosexual youth

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Johnson, D., Gastic, B. (2015). Natural Mentoring in the…

New study on barriers to forming natural mentoring relationships in Latinx youth

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Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y., Sánchez, B., & Smith Carter,…

All the tech in the world: School closures and the loss of natural mentoring

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  "Ultimately you can have all the tech in the world,…

Parents’ and caretakers’ perceptions of informal youth mentorships

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Weiler, L. M., Keyzers, A., Scafe, M., Anderson, A., &…

Which young people have access to informal mentoring?

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Gowdy, G., Miller, D. P., & Spencer, R. (2020). Expanding…