Department of Child and Family Development and Center for Family Research, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2011 Dec;48(3-4):272-83. doi: 10.1007/s10464-011-9425-2.
A 3-wave model linking natural mentoring relationships to externalizing behavior was tested with 345 rural African American emerging adults in their final year of high school. Structural equation models were executed linking multi-informant reports of mentor-emerging adult relationship quality with youths' externalizing behavior 18 months later. Consistent with our primary hypotheses, emerging adults whose relationships with their natural mentors were characterized by instrumental and emotional support and affectively positive interactions reported lower levels of anger, rule-breaking behavior, and aggression. These effects emerged independent of the influences of family support and youth gender. Two intrapersonal processes, a future orientation and self-regulation, emerged as mediators of the influence of natural mentoring relationships. The influence of natural mentors was most pronounced for emerging adults experiencing high levels of life stress.
采用 3 波模型，对 345 名正处于高中最后一年的农村非裔美国青少年进行研究，以检验自然导师关系与外化行为之间的关系。结构方程模型将多信息报告的导师-青少年关系质量与 18 个月后青少年的外化行为联系起来。与我们的主要假设一致，与自然导师关系具有工具性和情感支持以及情感积极互动的青少年报告的愤怒、违规行为和攻击性较低。这些影响独立于家庭支持和青年性别影响之外。两个内在过程，未来取向和自我调节，成为自然导师关系影响的中介。自然导师的影响对于生活压力大的青少年最为明显。
