1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« The goal of this study was to determine whether adolescents’ perceptions of security and control in their relationship with a teacher or mentor are predictive of their adjustment to college above and beyond what might be predicted by parental attachment and control. » (p. 126)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
- « The study involved academically at-risk adolescents who signed up voluntarily for academic mentoring programs offered during the first college semester. » (p. 126)
- 158 étudiants ont complété les questionnaires

Instruments :
- « Participants answered a brief questionnaire that included information about age, gender, school programs, place of residence, and family structure. » (p. 129)
- « The parental version of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA; Armsden & Greenberg, 1989) was used to assess adolescents’ perceptions of security in their relationship with their mother and father. » (p. 129)
- « Perceptions of parents’ and mentors’ psychological and behavioral control were assessed with the latest revision of the Children’s Report on Parent Behavior Inventory (CRPBI; Schludermann &Schludermann, 1988). » (p. 129)
- « Adjustment to college at the end of the first semester was assessed with the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ; Baker &Siryk, 1989). » (p. 129)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« This study examined whether adolescents’ perceptions of attachment security and behavioral and psychological control as experienced in family and mentoring contexts are predictive of their adjustment to college. One hundred fifty-eight academically at-risk adolescents (63 men and 95 women, 16-20 years old) completed questionnaires twice during their first semester: before and after they participated in a mentoring program. Analyses yielded 4 findings: (a) Paternal control was predictive of adolescent adjustment to college; (b) above and beyond perceptions of parental attachment and control, perception of a secure relationship with a mentor was predictive of adolescent adjustment; (c) this relationship was found to be stronger for adolescents who reported having high levels of security in the relationship with their mother; and (d) psychological control by both parents appeared to be a significant determinant of academic achievement. » (p. 125)