Self-Esteem Changes in the Middle School Years: A Study of Ethnic and Gender Groups, Research in Middle Level Education.

Adams. S., Kuhn, J., & Rhodes, J. E. (2006). Self-esteem changes in the middle school years: A study of ethnic and gender groups, Research in Middle Level Education, 29(6), 1-9.[PDF]

Online mentoring: The promise and challenges of an emerging approach to youth development

Rhodes, J. E., Spencer, R., Saito, R. N., and Sipe, C. L. (2006). Online mentoring: The promise and challenges of an emerging approach to youth development. Journal of Primary Prevention, 27(5), 497-513.
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Self-Esteem Changes in the Middle School Years

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Mobilizing the village: Adult volunteerism and child welfare

Clary, G. & Rhodes, J. E. (2006). “Mobilizing the village: Adult volunteerism and child welfare.” In Clary, G. & Rhodes, J. (2006). (Eds.) Mobilizing adults for positive youth development:  Lessons from the behavioral sciences on promoting socially valued activities. Minneapolis, MN: Search Institute. (Peter Benson, series editor).

Youth mentoring: Bridging science with practice.

DuBois, D. L. & Rhodes, J. E. (2006). Introduction to the special issue: Youth mentoring: Bridging science with practice. Journal of Community Psychology, 34(6), 647-655.[PDF]

Building bridges between universities and middle- schools:A teacher-centered collaboration.

Rhodes, J. E. & Camic, P. M. (2006). Building bridges between universities and middle schools: A teacher-centered collaboration. Educational and Child Psychology, 23(1), 42-58.
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Understanding and facilitating the youth mentoring movement.

Rhodes, J. E. & DuBois, D. L. (2006). Understanding and facilitating the youth mentoring movement. Social Policy Report, 22(3), 3-19.
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A model for the influence of mentoring relationships on youth development

Rhodes, J. E., Spencer, R., Keller, T. E., Liang, B. & Noam, G. (2006). A model for the influence of mentoring relationships on youth development. Journal of Community Psychology, 34(6), 691-707. [PDF]

Variable-oriented and person-oriented perspectives on analysis

von Eye, A., Bogat, G. A., & Rhodes, J. E. (2006). Variable-oriented and person-oriented perspectives on analysis: The example of alcohol consumption in adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 29(6), 981-1004.
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A theoretical model of youth mentoring.

Rhodes, J. E. (2005). “A theoretical model of youth mentoring.” In D. L. DuBois & M. J. Karcher (Eds.) Handbook of youth mentoring. (pp. 30-43).Thousand Oakes, CA: Sage Press.

Promoting successful youth mentoring relationships: A preliminary screening questionnaire

Rhodes, J. E., Reddy, R., Roffman, J., & Grossman, J. (2005). Promoting successful youth mentoring relationships: A preliminary screening questionnaire. Journal of Primary Prevention, 26(2), 147-168.[PDF]

Someone to watch over me: Mentoring programs in the after-school lives of youth

Rhodes, J. E. & Spencer, R. (2005). “Someone to watch over me: Mentoring programs in the after-school lives of youth” (pp. 419-435). In  J. L. Mahoney, R. W., Larson, & J. S. Eccles (Eds.) Organized activities as contexts of development: Extracurricular activities, after-school and community programs. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

A counseling and psychotherapy perspective on youth mentoring

Spencer, R. & Rhodes, J. E. (2005). “A counseling and psychotherapy perspective on youth mentoring.” In D. L. DuBois & M. A. Karcher (Eds.) Handbook of youth mentoring. Thousand Oakes, CA: Sage Press.

“Mentoring programs.” Borman, Kathryn M.; Cahill, Spencer E.; & Cotner, Bridget A., (Eds). American High Schools: A Handbook.

Rhodes, J. & Bogat, G.A. (2005). “Mentoring programs.” In K. Borman, K, E. Spencer-Cahill, & B. Cotner (Eds). American High Schools: A Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

The protective influence of mentoring on adolescents’ substance use: Direct and indirect pathways.

Rhodes, J. E., Reddy, R., & Grossman, J. B. (2005). The protective influence of mentoring on adolescents substance use: Direct and indirect pathways. Applied Developmental Science 9(1), 31-47.[PDF]

Sleepless in Chicago: Tracking the effects of sleep loss over the middle school years.

Fredriksen, K., Reddy, R., Way, N., & Rhodes, J. (2004). Sleepless in Chicago: Tracking the effects of sleep loss over the middle school years. Child Development, 75(1), 84-95.[PDF]

An exploratory study of youth mentoring in an urban context: Adolescents’ perceptions of relationship styles

Langhout, R. D., Rhodes, J. E., & Osborne, L. (2004). An exploratory study of youth mentoring in an urban context: Adolescents’ perceptions of relationship styles. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 33(4), 293-306. ).[PDF]

Changes in self-esteem during the middle school years: A latent growth curve study of individual and contextual influences

Rhodes, J., Roffman, J., Reddy, R., Fredriksen, K., & Way, N. (2004). Changes in self-esteem during the middle school years:  A latent growth curve study of individual and contextual influences. Journal of School Psychology, 42(3), 243-261.[PDF]

The critical ingredient: Caring youth-staff relationships in after-school settings

Rhodes, J. E. (2004). The critical ingredient: Caring youth-staff relationships in after-school settings. In New Directions for Youth Development, 2004(101), 145-161.

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Camic, P. M., Rhodes, J. E., & Yardley, L. (2003). Integrating qualitative methods into psychological research

Camic, P. M., Rhodes, J. E., & Yardley, L. (Eds.) (2003). Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology: Expanding Perspectives in Methodology and Design. Washington, D.C., American Psychological Association.