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Kanchewa, Stella S.; Yoviene, Laura A.; Schwartz, Sarah E. O.; Herrera, Carla; Rhodes, Jean E. – Youth & Society, 2018
In this study, we examined associations between mentoring relationship quality, rejection sensitivity, and youth outcomes. Participants (N = 446) were part of a national, random assignment evaluation of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America school-based mentoring programs. Youth in more trusting mentoring relationships demonstrated reductions in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Rejection (Psychology), Youth Programs, Interpersonal Relationship
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Valenzuela, Cristina; Martínez, M. Loreto; Cumsille, Patricio – Youth & Society, 2020
Social capital (SC) has been described as the "glue" that facilitates close social relationships among individuals, groups, and communities. However, few studies have empirically tested the structure of this concept. We report two studies that advance and test a model of SC in youth involved in social organizations. A theory-guided…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Prosocial Behavior, Social Capital, Interpersonal Relationship
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Kuldas, Seffetullah; Foody, Mairéad – Youth & Society, 2022
Since the 1970s, a proliferation of research and concept analysis of resiliency/e has attempted to clarify whether it is a trait or a state. Based on this dualistic approach, studies have either operationalized "resiliency" as a personality trait or "resilience" as a dynamic state. The present review of the concept argues that…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Personality Traits, Definitions, Risk