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Mentoring Relationships

Rhodes, J. E., Lowe, S., R., Schwartz, S. E., & Jasman, M. Reference Collection in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. (2023-12-01)

Background

Despite its global popularity as an intervention strategy, research on mentoring has yielded mixed results. Overall effects tend to be modest, and the impact of mentoring relationships can vary based on adolescent, mentor, relationship, and contextual characteristics, as well as quality and practices of programs. In this article, the authors review the empirical literature on mentoring for adolescents and make recommendations for the field.