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Mentoring Relationship Quality and Maltreated Children's Coping.

Ashley A Chesmore¹, Lindsey M Weiler¹, Heather N Taussig^2,3

¹Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, USA.

American Journal of Community Psychology

|August 10, 2017

Summary

Mentoring programs can help maltreated children develop better coping skills. A strong relationship with a mentor was linked to increased use of active and distraction coping strategies six months after the program ended.

Keywords:

Coping Maltreatment Mentoring relationship quality Preadolescents

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Child Psychology
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Social Work

Background:

Child maltreatment negatively impacts psychosocial outcomes.
Parent-child relationships are crucial for developing coping strategies, but are often compromised in maltreated children.
Mentors may offer a supportive relationship to foster adaptive coping in vulnerable youth.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the association between mentoring relationship quality and coping strategies in maltreated preadolescents.
To determine if mentoring can promote healthy coping mechanisms in children in foster care.

Main Methods:

154 maltreated preadolescents in a mentoring program participated.
Hierarchical regression analyzed the link between mentor relationship quality and four coping strategies (Active, Support-seeking, Avoidance, Distraction) 6 months post-intervention.
Baseline coping and demographics were controlled for.

Main Results:

Higher quality mentoring relationships were associated with increased use of Active and Distraction coping strategies.
No significant association was found between mentoring quality and Support-seeking or Avoidance coping.
Mentoring appears to positively influence specific adaptive coping mechanisms.

Conclusions:

Mentoring programs show promise for enhancing the coping skills of maltreated children.
Quality mentor relationships may buffer the negative effects of adverse childhood experiences.
Further research should explore mechanisms for promoting diverse coping strategies through mentoring.