Striking the balance: The relative benefits of goal- and youth-focused approaches to youth mentoring relationships.
Werntz, A., Poon, C. Y. S., & Rhodes, J. E. (2023). Striking the balance: The relative benefits of goal- and youth-focused approaches to youth mentoring relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01751-4
Student loans, employment readiness, and labor market outcomes.
Hull, T., Krishnan, K., & Rhodes, J. (in press). Student loans, employment readiness, and labor market outcomes. Journal of Student Financial Aid.
A randomized controlled trial of enhanced mentoring program practices for children of incarcerated caregivers: Assessing impacts on youth and match outcomes
Stelter, R., Stump, K., Rhodes, J., & Kupersmidt, J. (In press). A randomized controlled trial of enhanced mentoring program practices for children of incarcerated caregivers: “Assessing impacts on youth and match outcomes” Journal of Community Psychology.
Providing human support for the use of digital mental health interventions: Systematic meta-review. Journal of Medical Internet Research
Werntz, A., Amando, S., Jasman, M., Ervin, A, & Rhodes, H. (2023). Providing human support for the use of digital mental health interventions: Systematic meta-review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25, e42864, p.1.
Implementation of a Technology-Enhanced Peer Mentor Referral System for First-Year University Students
Werntz, A., Jasman, M., Simeon, K., Gunasekaran, H., Yowell, C., & Rhodes, J. (2023). Implementation of a technology-enhanced peer mentor referral system for first-year university students.,Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science.DOI: 10.1007/s41347-023-00303-8.
A meta-analysis of the effects of after-school programs among youth with marginalized identities.
Christensen, K. M., Kremer, K. P., Poon, C., & Rhodes, J. E. (2023). A meta-analysis of the effects of after-school programs among youth with marginalized identities. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2681
Deconstructing “risk” in youth mentoring programs: How environmental stressors and patterns of presenting challenges shape youth outcomes
Poon, C. Y. S., Herrera, C., Jarjoura, R., Keller, T., McQuillin, S. D., Keller, T., & Rhodes, J. E. (2022). Deconstructing “risk” in youth mentoring programs: How environmental stressors and patterns of presenting challenges shape youth outcomes. [PDF]
Development and initial validation of a camper-counselor relationship scale, Applied Developmental Science,
Rachel O. Rubin, Sara K. Johnson, Kirsten M. Christensen & Jean Rhodes (2022): Development and initial validation of a camper-counselor relationship scale, Applied Developmental Science, DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2022.2056462. [PDF]
Someone who ‘gets’ me: adolescents’ perceptions of positive regard from natural mentors, Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning,
Adar Ben-Eliyahu, Laura A. Yoviene Sykes & Jean E. Rhodes (2021). Someone who ‘gets’ me: adolescents’ perceptions of positive regard from natural mentors. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 29(3), 305-327, DOI: 10.1080/13611267.2021.1927438. [PDF]
Cross-age peer mentoring for youth. A meta-analysis. American Journal of Community Psychology, 1-17.
Burton, S., Raposa, E.B., Poon, C.Y., Stams, G, Rhodes, J. (2021). Cross-age peer mentoring for youth. A meta-analysis. American Journal of Community Psychology, 1-17. [PDF]
The role of visitation and parent-child relationship quality in promoting positive outcomes for children of incarcerated parents
Kremer, K. P., Christensen, K. M., Stump, K. N., Stelter, R. L., Kupersmidt, J. B., & Rhodes, J. E. (2021). The role of visitation and parent-child relationship quality in promoting positive outcomes for children of incarcerated parents. Child & Family Social Work. [PDF]
A meta-analysis of the effects of mentoring on youth in foster care
Poon, C. Y. S., Christensen, K. M., & Rhodes, J. E. (2021). A meta-analysis of the effects of mentoring on youth in foster care. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01472-6. [PDF]
Paraprofessional Youth Mentoring: A Framework for Integrating Youth Mentoring with Helping Institutions and Professions
McQuillin, S. D., Hagler, M. A., Werntz, A., & Rhodes, J. E. (2021). Paraprofessional youth mentoring: A framework for integrating youth mentoring with helping institutions and professions. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12546 [PDF]
A longitudinal investigation of first-generation college students’ mentoring relationships during their transition to higher education
Hagler, M. A., Christensen, K. M., & Rhodes, J. E. (2021). A longitudinal investigation of first-generation college students’ mentoring relationships during their transition to higher education. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. doi:10.1177/15210251211022741[PDF]
Youth initiated mentoring-A scalable approach to addressing mental health problems during the Covid-19 crisis
van Dam, L., Rhodes, J., & Spencer, R. (2021). Youth-initiated mentoring as a scalable approach to addressing mental health problems during the COVID-19 crisis. JAMA Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0490 [PDF]
Predictors of close faculty−student relationships and mentorship in higher education: findings from the Gallup−Purdue Index
Raposa, E. B., Hagler, M., Liu, D. & Rhodes J. E. (2021). Predictors of close faculty−student relationships and mentorship in higher education: findings from the Gallup−Purdue Index. Annals of the New York Academy of Science. [PDF]
Natural Mentoring Relationships among Survivors of Caregiver Childhood Abuse: Findings from the Add Health Study.
Weber, E., Hagler M., Schwartz, S., Paras, M. & Rhodes (2021). Natural mentoring relationships among survivors of caregiver childhood abuse: Findings from the Add Health Study. Annals of the New York Academy of Science. [PDF]
Youth initiated mentoring: A meta-analytic study of a hybrid approach to youth mentoring
Van Dam, L., Blom, D., Esma, K., Assink, M., Stams, G-J., Schwartz, S., & Rhodes, J. (2020). Youth initiated mentoring: A meta-analytic study of a hybrid approach to youth mentoring. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01336-5
Non-specific versus targeted approaches to youth mentoring: A follow-up meta-analysis
Christensen, K., Hagler, M., Raposa, M., Stams, G. J., & Rhodes, J. (2020). Non-specific versus targeted approaches to youth mentoring: A follow-up meta-analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49, 959–972. [PDF]
The Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring
University of Massachusetts Boston
Jean E. Rhodes, Ph.D., Director
Frank L. Boyden Professor
Department of Psychology