Abstract

Mentoring is one avenue to support Latinx adolescents in their positive development. The current study examined the roles of stressors and interpersonal trust toward adults in the formation and quality (instrumental and relational) of natural mentoring relationships. Participants were 347 Latinx adolescents who were surveyed in the 9th and 10th grades. Analyses demonstrated that more trust toward adults in 9th grade was not significantly associated with the formation of a new mentoring relationship in 10th grade but was associated with higher instrumental and relational mentoring quality in 10th grade. Furthermore, reporting more life stressors in 9th grade significantly predicted the formation of new mentoring relationships but lower relational quality in 10th grade. This study fills gaps in the literature on youth and environmental characteristics that predict the development of new natural mentoring relationships over time in a Latinx sample. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.

摘要

指导是支持拉丁裔青少年积极发展的一种途径。目前的研究检查了压力源和对成年人的人际信任在自然指导关系的形成和质量（工具性和关系性）中的作用。参与者是 347 名拉丁裔青少年，他们在 9 年级和 10 年级接受了调查。分析表明，对 9 年级成年人的更多信任与 10 年级新指导关系的形成没有显着相关性，但与 10 年级更高的工具和关系指导质量相关。此外，在 9 年级报告更多的生活压力源显着预测了新的指导关系的形成，但在 10 年级时关系质量较低。这项研究填补了关于青年和环境特征的文献中的空白，这些文献预测了拉丁裔样本中随着时间的推移新的自然指导关系的发展。讨论了对未来研究和干预措施的影响。