The mental health of students has become one of the top concerns in higher education. The
number of students reporting distress and seeking services has dramatically increased, and …

Traditional definitions of Grit have diminished the role of institutional actors in student
success. Social capital theory posits that students derive benefits like institutional resources …

Historically underrepresented college students experience barriers during college. One
source of support that may help students manage these challenges is natural mentors …

College students' supportive relationships with mentors—professors, advisors, and other
caring adults to whom students turn as they develop their interests and career paths—are …

Previous research suggests that youth's natural mentoring relationships are associated with
better academic, vocational, and psychosocial functioning. However, little is known about …

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender+(LGBT+) undergraduate student
community are at heightened risk for a variety of health and mental health challenges due to …

The transition to college involves a number of novel stressors for young adults and
represents a period of heightened risk for the onset or worsening of diverse mental health …

Based on resilience and hope theories (Snyder, 2000; Ungar & Theron, 2020), in the
present study, we explored the contribution of academic support provided by family, school …

Natural mentoring is a type of youth-adult relationship distinguished with the supportive and
caring qualities. The complex conceptual definition as well as the youth-centred knowledge …

Objective This project used mixed methods to expand the understanding of social ecological
constructs important to youth and develop measures to assess these constructs. Methods …