Lidia Y Monjaras-Gaytan

Biographic Data

ID5524898
NAMELidia Y Monjaras-Gaytan
GIVEN NAMESLidia Y
FAMILY NAMEMonjaras-Gaytan
SIGNATUREMONJARAS-GAYTAN L Y
AFFILIATIONSLoyola University Chicago
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Loneliness Among Racially Minoritized Adolescents

    Open AccessBernadette Sánchez, Amy J Anderson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence2026References: 24

    Loneliness is a public health concern. This cross-sectional study investigated whether racial discrimination from adults and ethnic-racial identity were associated with youth loneliness and whether ethnic-racial identity moderated the association between discrimination and loneliness. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted on survey data from 159 racially minoritized early adolescents ( M age = 12.51 years; 50% female, 49% male,…

  • The effectiveness of providing training and ongoing support to foster cultural humility in volunteers serving as mentors to youth of color

    Open AccessBernadette Sánchez, Amy J Anderson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    gov -Clinical Trial #NCT05391711; original 05.21.2022; Amendment 07.01.2022: study status was updated and more details were provided on outcome measures; Amendment 11/13/2022: sample size was modified, a few mentor outcome measures were added in the 12-months survey, the timing of a mentor measure was updated

  • A mixed methods study of natural mentoring relationships and loneliness in emerging adulthood

    Amy J Anderson, Fatmanur Çifci et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2025

  • Emotional Distress and Access to Mental Healthcare Among First-Generation College Students During the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Elizabeth B Raposa, Kate Bartolotta et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Higher Education2024Cited by: 2References: 35

    The shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic presented significant mental health challenges for college students, particularly for students with minoritized identities. The current study used quantitative and qualitative methods to examine how psychological distress and barriers to mental healthcare shifted for first-generation college students (FGCS) as the pandemic affected campuses in Spring 2020. FGCS across three college setting…

  • The roles of ethnic identity and stressors in natural mentoring support among Latinx adolescents

    Elizabeth B Raposa, Bernadette Sánchez et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2023

    This study explored whether Latinx adolescents’ ethnic identity and stressful experiences predicted characteristics of their naturally-occurring mentoring relationships with non-parental adults. Ninth-grade Latinx students completed surveys about ethnic identity, stress exposure, and their natural mentoring relationships during 9th and 10th grade. Youth who showed greater ethnic identity exploration in 9th grade perceived more support from mentor…

  • Historically underrepresented college students and natural mentoring relationships

    Open AccessLidia Y Monjaras-Gaytan, Bernadette SánchezARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2023

  • Developing natural mentoring relationships among Latinx youth

    Lidia Y Monjaras‐Gaytan, Lidia Y Monjaras-Gaytan et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2022

    Mentoring is one avenue to support Latinx adolescents in their positive development. The current study examined the roles of stressors and interpersonal trust toward adults in the formation and quality (instrumental and relational) of natural mentoring relationships. Participants were 347 Latinx adolescents who were surveyed in the 9th and 10th grades. Analyses demonstrated that more trust toward adults in 9th grade was not significantly associat…

  • Helping me helps us

    Open AccessBernadette Sánchez, Amy J Anderson et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2020Cited by: 8References: 13

    This research investigated the potential contributions of natural mentoring relationships and ethnic identity to the academic attitudes and performance of Latinx high school students. In a sample of 347 urban Latinx students in grades 9 and 10, analyses examined the presence and quality of mentoring relationships as well as ethnic identity exploration and affirmation as predictors of changes in grade point average and the perceived economic value…