In this chapter, we present a brief review of the developmental literature linking healthy
adjustment to five core competencies:(1) positive sense of self,(2) self‐control,(3) decision …

Research on age in geography has become highly compartmentalized into separate
literatures on younger and older generations that rarely intersect. As such, the geographies …

Student well-being has gained prominence on both the scientific and political agendas, as it
is recognized as a crucial skill in addressing the economic, ecological, and social …

This article builds on a sociological account of working-class minority youth development
and differential access to social capital—defined in terms of key resources and support …

We invite you to join us for this book's journey through the exciting field of community
psychology! As a team of authors, we each came to community psychology because it …

Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex, Crime, Religion,
and Education. Hall's vision blended attention to individual and contextual factors, as well as …

Anecdotal reports of the protective qualities of mentoring relationships for youth are
corroborated by a growing body of research. What is missing, however, is research on the …

Objectives. We used nationally representative data to examine the impact of natural (or
informal) mentoring relationships on health-related outcomes among older adolescents and …

Cutting across the fields of psychology, management, education, counseling, social work,
and sociology, The Blackwell Handbook of Mentoring reveals an innovative, multi …

Few studies have examined the impact of mentoring (develo** a special relationship with
a nonparental adult) on educational achievement and attainment in the general population …