Stage

Conceptual features

Factors addressed in research

Contemplation

Anticipating and preparing for relationship

Mentor motivations, expectations and goals

Initiation

Beginning relationship and becoming acquainted

Mentor patience, similarity of mentor and youth interests

Growth and maintenance

Meeting regularly and establishing patters of interaction

Frequency and nature of activities, mentor style

Decline and dissolution

Addressing challenges to relationships or ending relationships

Mentor and youth characteristics, mentor style

Redefinition

Negotiating term of future contact or rejuvenating relationship

N/A