The Natural Mentors of Adolescent Children of Alcoholics (COAs): Implications for Preventive Practices Academic Article

abstract

• Late adolescent children of alcoholics (COAs) were interviewed about their relationship with a natural mentor. Comparisons in social and emotional functioning were made to a matched sample of COAs who did not have a natural mentor. Results showed that a typical mentor was a same-sex relative who had been responsible for initiating the mentor-like relationship. Mentors' familiarity with adolescents' parents predicted the quality of the mentoring relationships. Differences in the reported adjustment of COAs with and without natural mentors are considered in light of prevention programming and its evaluation.

authors

• Heffer, Robert

published proceedings

• Journal of Prevention

author list (cited authors)

• Cavell, T. A., Meehan, B. T., Heffer, R. W., & Holladay, J. J.

citation count

• 42

complete list of authors

• Cavell, Timothy A||Meehan, Barbara T||Heffer, Robert W||Holladay, Janice J

publication date

• January 2002

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Primary Prevention  Journal

keywords

• 3 Good Health And Well Being
• Behavioral And Social Science
• Mental Health
• Pediatric
• Prevention

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1023/a:1016587115454

start page

• 23

end page

• 42

volume

• 23

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/a:1016587115454

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being