Steytler, Johannes P. D.Strydom, Herman2015-09-032015-09-032013Steytler, J.P.D. & Strydom, H. 2013. Mentor relationship effects on perceived quality of life by a sample of rural South African teenagers. Journal of psychology in Africa. 23(1):123-128. [http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpia20#.Veg7fJdGRfk]1433-02371815-5626 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14393http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2013.10820605This study investigated mentor effects on the perceived quality of life of South African adolescent boys. Participants were 20 adolescent boys that completed the Child Functioning Inventory High School, a standardised measuring instrument. These teenagers also engaged in an interview on their lived experience of same-sex mentors. Findings suggest that the teenagers with an identified mentor experienced a higher quality of life than their peers that do not have a mentor. The teenagers prefer a mentor to be actively involved in their lives and they long for protection and support.enAdolescent boyabsent fathermentormenteenatural mentor relationshipSouth AfricaArticle