Mentoring Practice

Here we provide the latest science of different approaches to mentoring practice, from how to encourage engagement to managing closures —and everything in between.

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How Social Bonds Shape Girls’ Emotional Regulation

Do, Q. B., McKone, K. M. P., Hamilton, J. L., Stone, L. B., Ladouceur,…

Patients to Peer Mentors: Youth Leading the Way in HIV Resilience & Stigma Reduction

Denison, J. A., Burke, V. M., Miti, S., Nonyane, B. A. S., Frimpong,…
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How Mentors Learn: Relationship Quality, Self-Efficacy, and Mentor Knowledge

Astrove, S. L., & Kraimer, M. L. (2022). What and how do…

Persistence of Pain: Mental Health Risks from Teens to Twenties

Sivertsen, B., O'Connor, R. C., Nilsen, S. A., Heradstveit, O.,…

Does Similarity Help or Hurt? Rethinking How We Pair Peer Mentors in College

Ramadurai, R., Deng, Y., Werntz, A., Yowell, C., & Rhodes,…

The Shifting Social Web: How Adolescent Relationships Change

Brehm, M. V., Melton, T. N., & Deutsch, N. L. (2025). Adolescent…
Woman school psychologist, teacher, social worker, mentor working with a teenage girl in the library, office with books.

Bridging Policy Gaps Through Human Connection

Viramontes Le, D. (2019). Falling through the cracks: Homeless…
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Training Peer Mentors in Suicide Prevention: Supporting LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults

Tran, J. T., Webster, J., Wolfe, J. R., Ben Nathan, J., Mayinja,…

Learning to Lead with Humility: Insights from Student Mentors in India

Kumar, A. T., & Prieto-Flores, Ò. (2025). “I am not any…

Mentoring for Minds: Can We Teach Leaders Emotional Intelligence?

Prummer, K., Human-Vogel, S., Graham, M. A., & Pittich, D.…