ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2017
Youth-Adult Connectedness:: A Key Protective Factor for Adolescent Health.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 139 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does Kinship vs. Foster Care Better Promote Connectedness? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021Pooled it
- Toward an Integrated Model of Supportive Peer Relationships in Early Adolescence: A Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- Stories of Childhood Trauma Experienced by Women Living Houseless: Deconstructing the Concept of Protection.Research in nursing & health · 2026Article
- School engagement and mental health in adolescence: longitudinal and bidirectional relationships.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Adolescent Social Networks and School Engagement Across the High School Transition.Pediatrics open science · 2026Article
- Housing First for Youth Who Experience Homelessness: A Systematic Review.Urban affairs review (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- The Protective Role of Caring Parenting Styles in Adolescent Bullying Victimization: The Effects of Family Function and Constructive Conflict Resolution.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Pornography Use and Associated Factors in Adolescents: A Cross-Jurisdictional Approach (Spain vs. Mexico).Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Risk and Protective Factors for School Absence among Youth with Minoritized Social Identities.Journal of school violence · 2025Article
- School Connectedness and Adolescent E-cigarette Susceptibility in an Urban Sample of Middle and High School Students.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Article
- Interpersonal protective factors for LGBTQ+ youth at multiple intersecting social identities and positions.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2024Article
- Pushed Out and Drawn In: Exclusionary Discipline, Mental Health, and Protective Factors Among Youth in Public Schools.The Journal of school health · 2024Article
- Unaccompanied unstable housing among racially, ethnically, sexually, and gender diverse youth: Intersecting identities bearing the greatest burden.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2024Article
- Shared experiences, shared support: A qualitative study on the importance of relatability in interpersonal relationships for youth mental health in South Africa.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Identifying mechanisms of youth mental health promotion: A realist evaluation of the Agenda Gap programme.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- The mediating role of social connectedness and negative cognitive emotion regulation in the association between problematic Internet use and depression among adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Would Caring Teachers Buffer the Link Between Violence Victimization and Early Sexual Initiation? Comparing Heterosexual and Non-Heterosexual African American Youth.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- A study on the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the parenting outcome expectancy scale for parents of elementary school students.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Relationship Quality and Mental Health Implications for Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Longitudinal Study.Journal of child and family studies · 2023Article
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Abstract
Over the past 30 years, prevention science in the adolescent health field has moved from interventions focused on preventing single problem behaviors to efforts employing a dual approach, addressing risk factors that predict problems while simultaneously nurturing protective factors and promoting positive development. Through an examination of previous research and empirical case examples with vulnerable youth, this article considers the hypothesis that adolescents' sense of connectedness to caring adults acts as a protective factor against a range of risk behaviors. Multivariate analyses with existing data examined indicators of youth-adult connectedness among two groups at high risk for poor health outcomes: (1) mentor-youth relationship quality in an urban, ethnically diverse sample of students in a school-based mentoring program (2014 survey, N=239); and (2) parent-youth connectedness in a statewide sample of high school students who reported homelessness in the past year (2013 survey, N=3,627). For youth in the mentoring program, a high-quality youth-mentor relationship was significantly associated with positive social, academic, and health-related behaviors. Among students who experienced homelessness, all measures of parent connectedness were significantly associated with lower sexual risk levels. Collectively, findings from these analyses and previously published studies by this research group provide evidence that strong, positive relationships with parents and other caring adults protect adolescents from a range of poor health-related outcomes and promote positive development. Youth-adult connectedness appears to be foundational for adolescent health and well-being. Program, practice, and policy decisions should consider what strengthens or hinders caring, connected youth-adult relationships.
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