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Initial Motivation of Mentors in Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships

Tereza J. Brumovskáa School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Charles University, PragueCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bernadine Bradyb UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, School of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, GalwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6139-1824View further author information
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Pages 318-332 | Published online: 22 Jun 2021

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