Mentoring relationships and programs for youth

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 254-258

  Rhodes, Jean E ^a   Dubois, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mentoring; Nonparent adults; Preventive intervention; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449089558     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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