The mentor-youth alliance: The role of mentoring relationships in promoting youth competence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-17

  Zand, Debra H ^a   Thomson, Nicole ^a   Cervantes, Richard ^b   Espiritu, Rachele ^c   Klagholz, Donna ^d   LaBlanc, Laura ^e   Taylor, Andrea ^f  

^a MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Behavioral Assessment Inc   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d D Klagholz and Associates   (United States)

^e Hmong American Partnership ^*  (United States)

^f TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency; Mentoring; Resiliency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTORS; POVERTY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 58149485651     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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