Maternal relationship characteristics have been found to impact academic and behavioral outcomes for youth. However, less is known about how and through what mechanisms these characteristics impact outcomes for mentored youth. In this study, we examined if mentoring relationship quality mediated the relations between maternal relationship characteristics and academic and behavioral outcomes targeted by mentoring programs. Data were drawn from 205 participants who participated in a mentoring program that pairs adolescent girls with college women mentors for 1 year of mentoring. Mentoring relationship quality was the hypothesized mechanism of change and was included in the analysis as a mediator. Results revealed that maternal relationship characteristics (i.e., maternal quality communication/trust and maternal alienation) were directly related to academic and behavioral outcomes of mentoring. The relationship between maternal relationship characteristics and behavioral outcomes was mediated by mentoring relationship quality. Results suggested that girls with stronger maternal quality communication and trust as well as girls who felt more alienated from their mothers may benefit more from mentoring. Results can be used to inform mentor training to include a focus on relationship development with girls experiencing a variety of relational difficulties with their mothers to help improve targeted mentoring outcomes.

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受指导者及其母亲：母系关系困难与指导目标结果之间的关联

已发现母系关系特征会影响青少年的学业和行为结果。然而，人们对这些特征如何以及通过何种机制影响受指导青年的结果知之甚少。在这项研究中，我们检查了指导关系质量是否调节了母亲关系特征与指导计划所针对的学业和行为结果之间的关系。数据来自参与指导计划的 205 名参与者，该计划将少女与大学女性导师配对，为期 1 年。指导关系质量是假设的变化机制，并作为中介被纳入分析。结果显示，母系关系特征（即，产妇质量沟通/信任和产妇疏远）与指导的学业和行为结果直接相关。母性关系特征与行为结果之间的关系由指导关系质量介导。结果表明，具有更强的母性质量沟通和信任的女孩以及感觉与母亲更加疏远的女孩可能会从指导中受益更多。结果可用于指导导师培训，包括关注与母亲遇到各种关系困难的女孩的关系发展，以帮助提高有针对性的指导结果。结果表明，具有更强的母性质量沟通和信任的女孩以及感觉与母亲更加疏远的女孩可能会从指导中受益更多。结果可用于指导导师培训，包括关注与母亲遇到各种关系困难的女孩的关系发展，以帮助提高有针对性的指导结果。结果表明，具有更强的母性质量沟通和信任的女孩以及感觉与母亲更加疏远的女孩可能会从指导中受益更多。结果可用于指导导师培训，包括关注与母亲遇到各种关系困难的女孩的关系发展，以帮助提高有针对性的指导结果。