title: Youth mentoring: what is it and what do we know?
abstract: This article serves as a review of the mentoring literature. Specifically, it seeks to review discussions on the issues, particularly the difficulties of defining the term mentor. Next there is an examination of any empirical evidence of possible benefits resulting from mentoring relationships. Lastly, the article explores the mentoring relationship in an effort to determine which, if any, specific characteristics may impact any positive outcomes.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work, Texas A&M University-Commerce , Commerce , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Openshaw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D000071252:Mentoring
keywords: Mentoring; empirical evidence; relationship factors