Predictors of natural mentoring relationships among former foster youth |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Social Work, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, United States;2. Children and Family Futures, United States;3. School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, United States;1. Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, TW20 0EX, UK;2. Children''s HIV Association, The Wool Hall. 12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol BS1 6JJ, UK;1. Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States;2. Human Capital Research Collaborative, University of Minnesota, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;3. Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, 51 E River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;4. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;5. Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota, 206 Burton Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;1. University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Social Work, Enderis Hall, Room 1045, 2400 E. Hartford Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211, United States;2. University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Center for Aging and Translational Research, Milwaukee, United States;3. Mid-Atlantic Region, Huntington''s Disease Youth Organization, Washington D.C., United States |
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| Abstract: | Based on a panel survey of 683 foster youth, the current study examined the respective relationships between the characteristics of former foster youth and various attributes of natural mentoring relationships, including the (1) likelihood that youth have a natural mentor, (2) relationship role (e.g., family member, non-family acquaintance) of mentors vis-à-vis youth, (3) frequency of contact between youth and natural mentors, and (4) emotional closeness of the youth-mentor relationship. Study results suggest that a combination of factors, including youths' social-emotional competencies and participation in social institutions (e.g., religious or service organizations) play very different roles in the development and maintenance of positive natural mentoring relationships. Collectively, the findings suggest several potentially important implications for foster youth and natural mentoring policy, practice, and research. |
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