Mentoring Children in Foster Care: Examining Relationship Histories as Moderators of Intervention Impact on Children’s Mental Health and Trauma Symptoms

Weiler, Lindsey M.; Lee, Sun Kyung; Zhang, Jingchen; Ausherbauer, Kadie; Schwartz, Sarah E. O.; Kanchewa, Stella S.; Taussig, Heather N.

doi:10.1002/ajcp.12549

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“…For example, some studies suggest that youth who have experienced fewer environmental and individual risk factors or more moderate levels of challenges tend to experience stronger mentoring relationships and reap more positive benefits from program participation than those experiencing higher levels of risk (Poon et al, 2022; Raposa et al, 2016; Schwartz et al, 2011; Weiler et al, 2019). Yet other research indicates mixed associations or a lack of association between baseline risk and mentoring effects on youth outcomes (DuBois et al, 2011; Taussig et al, 2013; Weiler et al, 2022), and at least one study suggests that mentored youth with higher levels of individual risk may actually derive greater benefits than those with lower levels of risk (Herrera et al, 2013). These mixed results may be attributable to the broad range of individual and environmental factors characterized as “risk,” suggesting the value of a more targeted approach to studying the role of specific youth characteristics or experiences that may influence both the processes and impacts of mentoring.…”

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Mentoring and depressive symptoms of youth: Examining prospective and interactive associations with mentoring relationship quality

Browne

Jarjoura

Keller

et al. 2022

American J of Comm Psychol

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A significant body of research has demonstrated that mentoring relationships support positive youth development. The quality of the mentoring relationship has been identified as a predictor of positive youth outcomes. However, limited research has examined how engagement in a mentoring program may be related to youth depressive symptoms specifically. The current study utilized a sample of 2003 youth participating in mentoring programs across the country (Mage = 12.32, SD = 1.42, 55.1% female) from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds (39.1% Black, 23.6% White, 22.1% Hispanic, 3.3% Native American or Alaskan Native, .4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% other, and 9.7% Multi‐Ethnic) to investigate associations between youth depressive symptoms and mentoring relationship quality. Results revealed that: (1) mean depressive symptoms decreased after participation in a mentoring program; (2) several, but not all, relationship quality indicators predicted change in depressive symptoms; (3) baseline levels of depressive symptoms negatively predicted indicators of relationship quality; and (4) associations between several relationship quality indicators and follow‐up depressive symptoms differed by baseline levels of depressive symptoms. These findings highlight the potential benefits of mentoring programs to youth and the need to provide mentors with support around building relationships with youth, especially those experiencing depressive symptoms.

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Mentoring and depressive symptoms of youth: Examining prospective and interactive associations with mentoring relationship quality

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et al. 2022

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Grossman and Rhodes (2002) found that youth who were more sensitive to rejection actually formed longer‐lasting mentoring relationships. In a mentoring program for youth in foster care, youth who had poorer‐quality relationships with birth parents experienced stronger program benefits on their overall quality of life, perhaps because these youth had a greater need for support from a caring adult (Weiler et al, 2022).…”

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Striving for safety, impact, and equity: A critical consideration of AJCP publications on formal youth mentoring programs

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Jones,

Anderson

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In this virtual special issue (VSI) we curate and reflect upon 22 articles on formal youth mentoring previously published in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP). First, we provide historical context and highlight AJCP's 2002 special issue on mentoring, which played an important role in establishing youth mentoring as a vibrant area of research. Next, we review and discuss findings from subsequent AJCP studies in three interrelated lines of inquiry: (1) the importance of facilitating high‐quality mentoring relationships; (2) associations among youth's presenting needs, relationship quality, and outcomes; and (3) program practices leading to stronger, more impactful relationships. Throughout, we highlight and expand upon critical commentary from AJCP contributors, calling on the field to move away from paternalistic models that overly localize risk with youth and families without interrogating structural oppression. Our recommendations include: (1) centering critical consciousness, racial equity, and social justice in program curricula and mentor trainings; (2) respectfully engaging grassroots programs developed for and by communities of color that are underrepresented in research; (3) making meaningful efforts to recruit mentors from marginalized communities and removing barriers to their participation; and (4) examining youth's racial, ethnic, and other areas of identity development processes during mentoring.

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“…El sistema común está constituido por un padre, una madre, hijos e hijas que nacen al formar una relación amorosa. Cada familia posee grado de parentesco y características únicas (Gómez et al, 2012;Weiler et al, 2021). Dentro de esta esfera puede haber ciertos factores de protección o de peligro para cada sujeto que la integran (Irarrázaval & Prieto, 2016).…”

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Relaciones Intrafamiliares Y Autoestima en Adolescentes De Una Unidad Educativa Del Canton Pelileo – Tungurahua- Ecuador

Cruz-Morales,

Jaramilo Zambrano

2024

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Las relaciones intrafamiliares y la autoestima son temas de gran relevancia en la actualidad para beneficiar a la población adolescente. El objetivo de la presente investigación, fue determinar la relación entre relaciones intrafamiliares y autoestima en los adolescentes de la Unidad Educativa Liceo Joaquín Arias. La metodología del estudio se basó en un enfoque cuantitativo de alcance descriptivo, correlacional y de corte trasversal. Se trabajó con una muestra de 200 estudiantes. Se utilizó el inventario de Autoestima de Stanley Coopersmith (IAC) y Escala de Evaluación de Relaciones Intrafamiliares (E.R.I). Entre los resultados existió predominio de una autoestima baja en la muestra estudiada y en lo que respecta a relaciones intrafamiliares, presenta un nivel medio. Por otro lado, se conoció que las relaciones intrafamiliares y la autoestima si se relacionan e influyen entre sí.

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Mentoring Children in Foster Care: Examining Relationship Histories as Moderators of Intervention Impact on Children’s Mental Health and Trauma Symptoms

Cited by 5 publications

References 84 publications

Mentoring and depressive symptoms of youth: Examining prospective and interactive associations with mentoring relationship quality

Mentoring and depressive symptoms of youth: Examining prospective and interactive associations with mentoring relationship quality

Striving for safety, impact, and equity: A critical consideration of AJCP publications on formal youth mentoring programs

Relaciones Intrafamiliares Y Autoestima en Adolescentes De Una Unidad Educativa Del Canton Pelileo – Tungurahua- Ecuador

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