Mutual but unequal: Mentoring as a hybrid of familiar relationship roles

Keller, Thomas E.; Pryce, Julia

doi:10.1002/yd.348

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“…Close emotional connections between youth and mentors appear to be fostered by factors resembling those identified as important in effective therapeutic relationships, such as empathy, authenticity, and attunement (Spencer, 2006). This assumption is consistent with research that underscores the benefits of emotional attunement and consistency in youths’ relationships with parents, teachers, and other adults (Pianta, 1999), including mentors (Deutsch & Spencer, 2009; Keller & Pryce, 2010; Spencer & Rhodes, 2005; Thomson & Zand, 2010). …”

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Pathways of influence in school-based mentoring: The mediating role of parent and teacher relationships

Chan

Rhodes

Howard

et al. 2013

Journal of School Psychology

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This study explores the pathways through which school-based mentoring relationships are associated with improvements in elementary and high school students’ socio-emotional, academic, and behavioral outcomes. Participants in the study (N=526) were part of a national evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based mentoring programs, all of whom had been randomly assigned to receive mentoring at their schools over the course of one academic year. Students were assessed at the beginning and end of the school year. The results of structural equation modeling showed that mentoring relationship quality, as measured by the Youth-Centered Relationship scale and the Youth’s Emotional Engagement scale, was significantly associated with positive changes in youths’ relationships with parents and teachers, as measured by subscales of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, the Teacher Relationship Quality scale, and the Hemingway Measure of Adolescent Connectedness. Higher quality relationships with parents and teachers, in turn, were significantly associated with better youth outcomes, including self-esteem, academic attitudes, prosocial behaviors, and misconduct. The effect sizes of the associations ranged from 0.12 to 0.52. Mediation analysis found that mentoring relationship quality was indirectly associated with some of the outcomes through its association with improved parent and teacher relationships. Implications of the findings for theory and research are discussed.

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Pathways of influence in school-based mentoring: The mediating role of parent and teacher relationships

Chan

Rhodes

Howard

et al. 2013

Journal of School Psychology

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“…Introducing an unrelated adult into the life of a child to form a trusting and supportive relationship is not necessarily an easy proposition (Keller & Pryce, 2010). Difficulties such a proposition has to face may vary widely depending on each cultural context.…”

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Older Adult Mentors and Youth at Risk: Challenges for Intergenerational Mentoring Programs in Family-Centered Cultures

Molpeceres

Pinazo

Aliena

2012

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

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This article poses some preliminary refiections about the viability of youth mentoring schemes in family-centered cultural contexts based on a pilot experience developed in Spain within the framework of a project aiming to train older adults as youth mentors in five European countries. After an introduction to the field of intergenerational mentoring, a description of the pilot program follows, with special attention paid to the development of theSpanish local project. Drawing on the project evaluation, some open questions are posed regarding (a) the optimal institutional framing for an intergenerational mentoring program and (b) the challenge with social representation of the mentor role.

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“…Furthermore, mentoring relationship development must negotiate the establishment of mutual and reciprocal interaction despite the inherent difference in power and experience between mentor and mentee. 20 …”

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Early Career Mentoring for Translational Researchers: Mentee Perspectives on Challenges and Issues

Keller

Collier

Blakeslee

et al. 2014

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

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Background and purposes The education and training of early career biomedical translational researchers often involves formal mentoring by more experienced colleagues. This study investigated the nature of these mentoring relationships from the perspective of mentees. The objective was to understand the challenges and issues encountered by mentees in forming and maintaining productive mentoring relationships. Method Three focus groups (n=14) were conducted with early career researchers who had mentored career development awards. Thematic analysis identified, categorized, and illustrated the challenges and issues reported by mentees. Results The range of mentee challenges was reflected in five major categories: 1) network—finding appropriate mentors to meet various needs; 2) access—structuring schedules and opportunities to receive mentoring; 3) expectations—negotiating the mechanics of the mentoring relationship and its purpose; 4) alignment—managing mentor-mentee mismatches regarding interests, priorities, and goals; and 5) skills and supports—developing the institutional supports to be successful. Conclusions Mentoring relationships created for academic training and career development contend with tasks common to many other relationships, namely recognizing compatibility, finding time, establishing patterns, agreeing to goals, and achieving aims. Identifying challenges faced by mentees can facilitate the development of appropriate trainings and supports to foster mentoring relationships in academic and career settings.

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Mutual but unequal: Mentoring as a hybrid of familiar relationship roles

Cited by 62 publications

References 15 publications

Pathways of influence in school-based mentoring: The mediating role of parent and teacher relationships

Pathways of influence in school-based mentoring: The mediating role of parent and teacher relationships

Older Adult Mentors and Youth at Risk: Challenges for Intergenerational Mentoring Programs in Family-Centered Cultures

Early Career Mentoring for Translational Researchers: Mentee Perspectives on Challenges and Issues

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