A mixed‐methods exploration of autonomy‐supportive parenting, confidence, and natural mentoring relationships among Black adolescents.
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| Title: | A mixed‐methods exploration of autonomy‐supportive parenting, confidence, and natural mentoring relationships among Black adolescents. |
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| Authors: | Charity‐Parker, Bianka M. (AUTHOR), Billingsley, Janelle T. (AUTHOR), Deutsch, Nancy L. (AUTHOR), Hurd, Noelle M. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Research on Adolescence (Wiley-Blackwell). Sep2024, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p912-927. 16p. |
| Subjects: | Black youth, Black people, Adults, Caregivers, Social networks, Mentoring |
| Abstract: | The current study examined whether autonomy‐supportive parenting practices may be associated with Black adolescents' quantity of natural mentors (i.e., adults from youths' everyday lives who youth go to for support and guidance) via adolescents' confidence. This study employed survey data from 216 Black youth and qualitative interviews from a subsample of youth (n = 25), their primary caregivers (n = 25), and one nonparental adult relative with whom the youth reported feeling close (n = 25). Comparative analyses were then completed among a subset of 10 family triads corresponding to youth from the qualitative subsample who had the highest (n = 5) and the lowest (n = 5) scores on a survey measure of adolescents' confidence. Study findings suggest that Black adolescents' confidence may be an explanatory link in the association between autonomy‐supportive parenting practices among primary caregivers and Black adolescents' quantity of natural mentoring relationships. Moreover, we found that a range of autonomy‐supportive parenting practices may be associated with youth confidence, which may, in turn, inform how Black adolescents engage with adults in their social networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The current study examined whether autonomy‐supportive parenting practices may be associated with Black adolescents' quantity of natural mentors (i.e., adults from youths' everyday lives who youth go to for support and guidance) via adolescents' confidence. This study employed survey data from 216 Black youth and qualitative interviews from a subsample of youth (n = 25), their primary caregivers (n = 25), and one nonparental adult relative with whom the youth reported feeling close (n = 25). Comparative analyses were then completed among a subset of 10 family triads corresponding to youth from the qualitative subsample who had the highest (n = 5) and the lowest (n = 5) scores on a survey measure of adolescents' confidence. Study findings suggest that Black adolescents' confidence may be an explanatory link in the association between autonomy‐supportive parenting practices among primary caregivers and Black adolescents' quantity of natural mentoring relationships. Moreover, we found that a range of autonomy‐supportive parenting practices may be associated with youth confidence, which may, in turn, inform how Black adolescents engage with adults in their social networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10508392 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jora.12970 |
