Extended Family Members and Unrelated Adults in the Lives of Young Adolescents
A Research Agenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter C Scales (0000-0003-3418-9852, Search Institute, corresponding author), J L Gibbons (0000-0002-9263-3096, Saint Louis University) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 365-389 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0272431696016004001 |
| OpenAlex | W1968058290 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 40 |
The presence of caring adults in the extended family and unrelated adults, such as neighbors, teachers, youth workers, and clergy, is thought to make a positive contribution to young adolescent development. Many reports mention the importance of those relationships, but there is a sparse empirical literature describing their nature and role in young adolescents' lives. The available literature is reviewed here with respect to (a) identifying the nonparental adults who positively affect adolescents; (b) characterizing the kinds and frequency of contact between adolescents and nonparental adults; and (c) articulating the functions that the relationship serves and specifying the personal characteristics of the nonparental adult. Specifically addressed in this article are the ways in which age and grade, gender ethnicity, and socioeconomic status of the adolescent, and the characteristics of the community, affect adolescents' relationships with nonparental adults
Adolescent development · Affect (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Population · Socioeconomic status · Young adult · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
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Beyond the 'Village' Rhetoric
Academic Year Changes in Student-Teacher Developmental Relationships and Their Linkage to Middle and High School Students’ Motivation
Understanding patterns of hope from informal mentoring through latent class analysis
Assessing the impact of school-based mentoring
Beyond the “Village” Rhetoric
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Quality of Provider–Participant Relationships and Enhancement of Adolescent Social Skills
Social support experiences by pupils in finnish secondary school
Adolescents' Relationships with Members of the Extended Family and Non-related Adults in Four Countries
Patterns of Social Support in the Middle Childhood to Early Adolescent Transition
Enhancing the resilience of children and young people in public care by mentoring their talents and interests
A qualitative exploration of the role of social networks in educating urban African American adolescents about sex
Adult Relationships in Multiple Contexts and Associations With Adolescent Mental Health
Role Models and Psychosocial Outcomes Among African American Adolescents
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Role Model Behavior and Youth Violence
A steady presence in the midst of change
Being trusted
Marital and Parental Relationship Quality and Educational Outcomes for Youth
Engagement Mentoring for ‘Disaffected’ Youth
Supportive Non‐Parental Adults and Adolescent Psychosocial Functioning
Mentoring relationships for youth
Social Development Assets and Law‐abidingness Among Urban Adolescents
Neighborhood experiences, community connection, and positive beliefs about adolescents among urban adults and youth
Effective Youth Mentors
Natural Mentors in the Lives of African American Adolescent Mothers
The Role of Trusted Adults in Young People's Social and Economic Lives
Understanding the Mentoring Process between Adolescents and Adults
It Takes an Urban Village
The Role of Parental Status and Child Age in the Engagement of Children and Youth with Adults Outside their Families
Australian Perspectives
The Development of an Instrument to Measure Social Support
The Company They Keep
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Note on Assessing a Mentor Program
Meeting Affective Needs of At-Risk Adolescents
Communities as Contexts for Adolescent Development
Systemic Patterns of Parenting as Reported by Adolescents
Taking the Plunge
Adolescent Nonsexual and Sex-Related Problem Behaviors
Gender differences in the structure and support characteristics of black adolescents' social networks
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An Analysis of the Functional Nature of Adolescents' Supportive Relationships
Using Community Adults as Advocates or Mentors for At-Risk Middle School Students
Adolescents' perceptions of significant adults
The Search for Structure
Natural mentors
Natural mentor relationships among latina adolescent mothers
The relationship of social support to perceived control and subjective mental health in adolescents
Exploring adolescents' sense of community and its relationship to loneliness
Young, middle, and late adolescents' comparisons of the functional importance of five significant relationships
The social maps of children approaching adolescence
Early adolescents' significant others
Assessing social support
Influence of kinship social support on the parenting experiences and psychosocial adjustment of African-American adolescents
The future of schooling
Ethnic differences in adolescent achievement
Risk and protective factors for alcohol and other drug problems in adolescence and early adulthood
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| Unique citing works | 37 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,32 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2025 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |