Agents of Change: Pathways through Which Mentoring Relationships Influence Adolescents’ Academic Adjustment
"The results of this study highlight the benefits of mentoring interventions and validate the hypothesis that improved perceptions of parental relationships, although not the sole determinant, are important mediators of change in adolescents’ academic outcomes and behaviors. Mentoring led to improvements in five of the six hypothesized mediator and outcome variables. It directly affected scholastic competence and school attendance, which suggests that, through role modeling, tutoring, and encouragement, men- tors can influence both the cognitive and behavioral dimensions of adolescents’ approach to school.
A comparison of the two models suggests that the effects of mentoring are mediated partially through improvements in adolescents’ perceptions of their pa- rental relationships."
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