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Youth Relational History Affecting Mentoring Relationship Quality, Brittanie Nicole Gage
Youth Relational History Affecting Mentoring Relationship Quality, Brittanie Nicole Gage
College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
Black youth in low-income communities have a heightened risk of exposure to poverty-related stressors, increasing the risk of poor youth outcomes. Proven moderately effective, youth mentoring programs were created to decrease the risk of negative outcomes and promote positive development. A primary relational experience, the parent – child relationship shapes a youth’s relational history and influences their relational capacity, or ability to connect with a mentor. The mentoring relationship quality (MRQ) is a key determinant in mentoring success. Emerging research suggests youth with moderate relational histories experience the most benefits from mentoring, demonstrating a curvilinear relationship.
This study investigated two …