Assessing Longitudinal Impacts of Mentor Role on Youth Outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2329517 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jody Samuels (0000-0002-6667-6885, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA, corresponding author), Amanda L Davis (0000-0001-7226-0985, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA), Samuel D Mcquillin (0000-0002-6880-5871, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 999-1025 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Youth & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0044118x231168439 |
| OpenAlex | W4367843420 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
Youth who report prosocial relationships with natural mentors show increased social and academic success and life satisfaction. However, little research investigates how mentors impact aspects of youth identity such as athleticism or religiosity. The present study applies a Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) analysis model to data from a national longitudinal study ( N = 15,701) to predict specific outcomes in educational, athletic, and religious domains. This analytic approach is uniquely well-suited for accurately drawing conclusions within highly collinear, high dimensional datasets. Analyses included demographic variables and childhood base rates of academic success, fitness, and religious beliefs as covariates. Findings indicate that the presence of an academic mentor during adolescence longitudinally predicts educational attainment, while athletic or religious mentors did not have significant impacts in terms of increasing athleticism or religiosity. These results suggest that academic mentors may have more longitudinal impacts on student success than other types of mentors
Academic achievement · Developmental psychology · Educational attainment · Longitudinal study · Positive Youth Development · Prosocial behavior · Religiosity · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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Agents of Change
A Model of Youth Mentoring
Bart
Natural Mentors, Racial Identity, and Educational Attainment Among African American Adolescents
Mentoring Relationships and Programs for Youth
The Relationship Between Education and Health
Bayesian Nonparametric Modeling for Causal Inference
Physical activity from childhood to adulthood
Individual-level trajectories of religiosity during adolescence and their implications for purpose
Possible selves
Role of athletic coach mentors in promoting youth academic success
Black adolescents' relationships with natural mentors
The Long‐Term Impact of Natural Mentoring Relationships
The Functions and Longitudinal Outcomes of Adolescents’ Naturally Occurring Mentorships
Processes of Natural Mentoring that Promote Underrepresented Students’ Educational Attainment
The Long Arm of Mentoring
Natural Mentors, Social Class, and College Success
Natural Mentors and Adolescent Resiliency
Natural mentoring under the microscope
The contribution to adolescent well‐being made by nonfamily adults
Natural Mentoring Relationships and Adolescent Health
Education and Lifetime Earnings in the United States
An Exploratory Study of Youth Mentoring in an Urban Context
The Role of Mentor Type and Timing in Predicting Educational Attainment
The Role of Important Non-Parental Adults (VIPs) in the Lives of Older Adolescents
Appraisal Support from Natural Mentors, Self-worth, and Psychological Distress
Maintaining and attaining educational expectations
The Significance of Race and Gender in School Success Among Latinas and Latinos in College
Field of Study in College and Lifetime Earnings in the United States
Informal Mentors and Education
The Effect of Religious-Based Mentoring on Educational Attainment
The Strength of Weak Ties
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |