Ashley A Boat
Biographic Data
| ID | 6034933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashley A Boat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashley A |
| FAMILY NAME | Boat |
| SIGNATURE | BOAT A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Search Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7504-9608 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Seeds of Trust
This study examines how community-based organizations providing wraparound services support opportunity youth—young people who are neither enrolled in school nor employed—by facilitating access to relationships and resources responsive to their needs. The study focused on six programs in Minnesota, including four urban and two rural sites, designed to strengthen education and career outcomes for opportunity youth. Using semi-structured focus grou…
Parent and adolescent perceptions of parent–child developmental relationships
Student‐teacher developmental relationships
Culturally responsive student–teacher relationships are critical to the academic success and social‐emotional learning (SEL) outcomes of students of color and/or students from low‐income backgrounds. Yet, little is known about how students’ perceptions of their schools’ culturally responsive environment are related to the quality of student–teacher relationships. To address this gap, the current study examined how students’ perceptions of their s…
Validation of a youth social capital scale Informed by positive youth development
Informed by a positive youth development perspective, the current study develops and validates a brief social capital scale for adolescents and emerging adults from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. We first detail the development of the scale and examine its factor structure using exploratory factor analysis. Second, using a new and independent sample, we use confirmatory factor analysis to replicate and confirm the factor structure o…
Bidirectional pathways between relationships and sense of belonging in a program for youth living in low-income households
School-Based Discrimination and Social-Emotional Learning Among Latinx Youth
This study examines the association between school-based discrimination and social-emotional learning (SEL) for Latinx students and the potential protective role of school commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We also examine whether these associations differ based on Latinx youth's gender and sexual orientation. The sample included 2,017 Latinx youth (ages 11-21; 49% girls) from middle schools and high schools across the United S…
Relational social capital and educational equity among middle-school students
Students’ relationships with their teachers are a form of social capital (i.e., relational social capital; RSC). Latent transition analysis (LTA) was used to investigate longitudinal patterns of RSC in a sample of 786 grades 6 (35%), 7 (35%), and 8 (30%) students (48% female, 37% Hispanic, 22% white, 68% low income), and their links to academic motivation and GPA. Three classes of students were identified: Those with greater likelihood of reporti…
But He Loves Me
Romantic relationships can positively affect adolescent development. However, adolescents may not always have a clear understanding of what healthy dating looks like, which may place some adolescents at risk for dating violence. The present study examined the following research questions: (1) What are adolescents' perceptions of healthy and unhealthy attributes of romantic relationships? (2) How do adolescents perceive jealousy and potentially co…
The Comparative Roles of Mentor Self-Efficacy and Empathy in Fostering Relationship Quality with Youth
Youth mentors’ efficacy beliefs and relational skills should both influence the quality of their connections with their mentees, but a lack of research based on large, dyadic and longitudinal samples limits understanding of how mentor characteristics impact relationship quality. This study used three staged and process-focused structural equation models to (1) investigate the mutually reinforcing effects of mentor self-efficacy and empathy over t…
Enhancing Education and Career Pathways Through Peer and Near-Peer Social Capital
Social capital strengthens emerging adults’ ability to reach life goals, but little is known about how peers and near-peers (slightly older and/or more experienced peers who serve in mentorship or coaching roles) support social capital development especially among young people of color. To address this gap, the current study examined how social capital derived from peers and near-peers contributes to emerging adults’ ability to actively mobilize …
The role of social capital in promoting work readiness among opportunity youth
Opportunity Reboot
The number of young people living in the margins of society reflects one of the most pressing social inequities of our time. Opportunity youth often face many complex challenges perpetrated by a range of systemic issues. These trajectories can be positively disrupted by surrounding youth with a cohesive web of relational and instrumental supports and spaces where their strengths and potential are seen. Opportunity Reboot, a technical assistance a…
Mentor’s Self-Efficacy Trajectories During a Mentoring Program for At-Risk Adolescents
Youth Risk and Mentoring Relationship Quality
Because program experiences are more amendable than mentor or mentee characteristics, they may be important factors to consider in buffering the negative impact of youth risk on the quality of the mentor–mentee bond. Data from 455 mentees (ages 11–18; 57% male) and their undergraduate student mentors (82.3% female) from the Campus Connections mentoring program were used to assess whether youth risk and mentors’ program experiences (i.e., program …
A Positive Youth Development Approach to Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Maltreated Children in Foster Care
Highlights Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is a preventive intervention for preadolescent youth in foster care. 95% of those offered FHF started the program, 92% completed it, and there was over 85% attendance. FHF reduced mental health symptoms, especially trauma, and mental health service utilization. Effects were consistent across almost all subgroups, suggesting FHF benefits diverse children. Positive youth development programming is acceptab…
Youth Risk and Mentoring Relationship Quality
Because program experiences are more amendable than mentor or mentee characteristics, they may be important factors to consider in buffering the negative impact of youth risk on the quality of the mentor–mentee bond. Data from 455 mentees (ages 11–18; 57% male) and their undergraduate student mentors (82.3% female) from the Campus Connections mentoring program were used to assess whether youth risk and mentors’ program experiences (i.e., program …
A Positive Youth Development Approach to Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Maltreated Children in Foster Care
Highlights Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is a preventive intervention for preadolescent youth in foster care. 95% of those offered FHF started the program, 92% completed it, and there was over 85% attendance. FHF reduced mental health symptoms, especially trauma, and mental health service utilization. Effects were consistent across almost all subgroups, suggesting FHF benefits diverse children. Positive youth development programming is acceptab…
But He Loves Me
Romantic relationships can positively affect adolescent development. However, adolescents may not always have a clear understanding of what healthy dating looks like, which may place some adolescents at risk for dating violence. The present study examined the following research questions: (1) What are adolescents' perceptions of healthy and unhealthy attributes of romantic relationships? (2) How do adolescents perceive jealousy and potentially co…
The Comparative Roles of Mentor Self-Efficacy and Empathy in Fostering Relationship Quality with Youth
Youth mentors’ efficacy beliefs and relational skills should both influence the quality of their connections with their mentees, but a lack of research based on large, dyadic and longitudinal samples limits understanding of how mentor characteristics impact relationship quality. This study used three staged and process-focused structural equation models to (1) investigate the mutually reinforcing effects of mentor self-efficacy and empathy over t…
Enhancing Education and Career Pathways Through Peer and Near-Peer Social Capital
Social capital strengthens emerging adults’ ability to reach life goals, but little is known about how peers and near-peers (slightly older and/or more experienced peers who serve in mentorship or coaching roles) support social capital development especially among young people of color. To address this gap, the current study examined how social capital derived from peers and near-peers contributes to emerging adults’ ability to actively mobilize …
The role of social capital in promoting work readiness among opportunity youth
Opportunity Reboot
The number of young people living in the margins of society reflects one of the most pressing social inequities of our time. Opportunity youth often face many complex challenges perpetrated by a range of systemic issues. These trajectories can be positively disrupted by surrounding youth with a cohesive web of relational and instrumental supports and spaces where their strengths and potential are seen. Opportunity Reboot, a technical assistance a…
School-Based Discrimination and Social-Emotional Learning Among Latinx Youth
This study examines the association between school-based discrimination and social-emotional learning (SEL) for Latinx students and the potential protective role of school commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We also examine whether these associations differ based on Latinx youth's gender and sexual orientation. The sample included 2,017 Latinx youth (ages 11-21; 49% girls) from middle schools and high schools across the United S…
Mentor’s Self-Efficacy Trajectories During a Mentoring Program for At-Risk Adolescents
Youth Risk and Mentoring Relationship Quality
Because program experiences are more amendable than mentor or mentee characteristics, they may be important factors to consider in buffering the negative impact of youth risk on the quality of the mentor–mentee bond. Data from 455 mentees (ages 11–18; 57% male) and their undergraduate student mentors (82.3% female) from the Campus Connections mentoring program were used to assess whether youth risk and mentors’ program experiences (i.e., program …
A Positive Youth Development Approach to Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Maltreated Children in Foster Care
Highlights Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is a preventive intervention for preadolescent youth in foster care. 95% of those offered FHF started the program, 92% completed it, and there was over 85% attendance. FHF reduced mental health symptoms, especially trauma, and mental health service utilization. Effects were consistent across almost all subgroups, suggesting FHF benefits diverse children. Positive youth development programming is acceptab…
The role of social capital in promoting work readiness among opportunity youth
Opportunity Reboot
The number of young people living in the margins of society reflects one of the most pressing social inequities of our time. Opportunity youth often face many complex challenges perpetrated by a range of systemic issues. These trajectories can be positively disrupted by surrounding youth with a cohesive web of relational and instrumental supports and spaces where their strengths and potential are seen. Opportunity Reboot, a technical assistance a…
Relational social capital and educational equity among middle-school students
Students’ relationships with their teachers are a form of social capital (i.e., relational social capital; RSC). Latent transition analysis (LTA) was used to investigate longitudinal patterns of RSC in a sample of 786 grades 6 (35%), 7 (35%), and 8 (30%) students (48% female, 37% Hispanic, 22% white, 68% low income), and their links to academic motivation and GPA. Three classes of students were identified: Those with greater likelihood of reporti…
But He Loves Me
Romantic relationships can positively affect adolescent development. However, adolescents may not always have a clear understanding of what healthy dating looks like, which may place some adolescents at risk for dating violence. The present study examined the following research questions: (1) What are adolescents' perceptions of healthy and unhealthy attributes of romantic relationships? (2) How do adolescents perceive jealousy and potentially co…
The Comparative Roles of Mentor Self-Efficacy and Empathy in Fostering Relationship Quality with Youth
Youth mentors’ efficacy beliefs and relational skills should both influence the quality of their connections with their mentees, but a lack of research based on large, dyadic and longitudinal samples limits understanding of how mentor characteristics impact relationship quality. This study used three staged and process-focused structural equation models to (1) investigate the mutually reinforcing effects of mentor self-efficacy and empathy over t…
Enhancing Education and Career Pathways Through Peer and Near-Peer Social Capital
Social capital strengthens emerging adults’ ability to reach life goals, but little is known about how peers and near-peers (slightly older and/or more experienced peers who serve in mentorship or coaching roles) support social capital development especially among young people of color. To address this gap, the current study examined how social capital derived from peers and near-peers contributes to emerging adults’ ability to actively mobilize …
Bidirectional pathways between relationships and sense of belonging in a program for youth living in low-income households
School-Based Discrimination and Social-Emotional Learning Among Latinx Youth
This study examines the association between school-based discrimination and social-emotional learning (SEL) for Latinx students and the potential protective role of school commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We also examine whether these associations differ based on Latinx youth's gender and sexual orientation. The sample included 2,017 Latinx youth (ages 11-21; 49% girls) from middle schools and high schools across the United S…
Parent and adolescent perceptions of parent–child developmental relationships
Student‐teacher developmental relationships
Culturally responsive student–teacher relationships are critical to the academic success and social‐emotional learning (SEL) outcomes of students of color and/or students from low‐income backgrounds. Yet, little is known about how students’ perceptions of their schools’ culturally responsive environment are related to the quality of student–teacher relationships. To address this gap, the current study examined how students’ perceptions of their s…
Validation of a youth social capital scale Informed by positive youth development
Informed by a positive youth development perspective, the current study develops and validates a brief social capital scale for adolescents and emerging adults from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. We first detail the development of the scale and examine its factor structure using exploratory factor analysis. Second, using a new and independent sample, we use confirmatory factor analysis to replicate and confirm the factor structure o…
Seeds of Trust
This study examines how community-based organizations providing wraparound services support opportunity youth—young people who are neither enrolled in school nor employed—by facilitating access to relationships and resources responsive to their needs. The study focused on six programs in Minnesota, including four urban and two rural sites, designed to strengthen education and career outcomes for opportunity youth. Using semi-structured focus grou…
Psychology (14 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Health psychology (5 works) · Positive Youth Development (5 works)