Mentors that guide young people in their transition to adulthood provide support in a variety of domains that set the stage for happier adult lives. While mentoring during emerging adulthood is associated with shorter-term social and professional success—less is known about whether mentoring for career and committed relationships, specifically, are linked to downstream well-being. This study uses nationally representative data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (N = 6,197) to examine whether receiving mentoring in emerging adulthood is linked to later flourishing and subjective well-being. Structural Equation Models indicate that people with career mentors in emerging adulthood reported higher levels of flourishing and subjective well-being and those with committed relationship mentors reported more flourishing in later life. Findings suggest that emerging adults who receive career supports may have better chances of experiencing well-being downstream.

指导年轻人过渡到成年的导师在各个领域提供支持，为更幸福的成人生活打下基础。虽然成年期的辅导与短期的社会和职业成功相关，但对于职业和固执的关系的辅导，尤其是与下游的福祉是否相关，人们所知甚少。本研究使用收入动态小组研究（N= 6,197），以检查在成年后成年时期接受指导是否与以后的繁荣和主观幸福感相关。结构方程模型表明，在成年后有职业指导者的人们报告说，他们的繁荣和主观幸福感更高，而那些有忠诚的关系指导者的人们则在以后的生活中更加繁荣。研究结果表明，获得职业支持的新兴成年人可能有更好的机会在下游获得幸福感。