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. 2021 Sep 18;7(1):63–78. doi: 10.1007/s40894-021-00172-3

Table 1.

Key terms used in database searches

Subject area Key words
Youth “Young Adult”[Mesh] OR “Adolescent”[Mesh] OR “Adolescent”[tw]OR “Adolescents”[tw] OR “Adolescence”[tw] OR “Teens”[tw] OR “Teen”[tw] OR “Teenage”[tw] OR “Teenagers”[tw] OR “Teenager”[tw] OR “Youth”[tw] OR “Youths”[tw] OR “young adult”[tw] OR “young adults”[tw] OR “Minor”[tw] OR “Minors”[tw] OR “youth mentoring”[tw] OR “adult-youth relationship”[tw] OR “adult-youth relationships”[tw] OR “youth mentor”[tw]
E-mentoring “e mentor”[tw] OR “e mentoring”[tw] OR “e mentors”[tw] OR “e mentorship”[tw] OR “e mentorships”[tw]
Online mentor “online mentor”[tw] OR “online mentoring”[tw] OR “online mentors”[tw] OR “online mentorship”[tw] OR “online mentorships”[tw] or “mentor online”[tw]
Electronic mentor “electronic mentor”[tw] OR “electronic mentoring”[tw] OR “electronic mentors”[tw] OR “electronic mentorship”[tw] OR “electronic mentorships”[tw]
Digital mentor “digital mentor”[tw] OR “digital mentoring”[tw] OR “digital mentors”[tw] OR “digital mentorship”[tw] OR “digital mentorships”[tw]
Tele mentor or Telementor

“tele mentor”[tw] OR “tele mentoring”[tw] OR “tele mentors”[tw] OR “tele mentorship”[tw] OR “tele mentorships”[tw]

“telementor”[tw] OR “telementoring”[tw] OR “telementors”[tw] OR “telementorship”[tw] OR “telementorships”[tw]

Virtual mentor “virtual mentor”[tw] OR “virtual mentoring”[tw] OR “virtual mentors”[tw] OR “virtual mentorship”[tw] OR “virtual mentorships”[tw]
Social media mentor “social media mentor”[tw] OR “social media mentoring”[tw] OR “social media mentors”[tw] OR “social media mentorship”[tw] OR “social media mentorships”[tw]
Other relevant key search terms

“computer mediated”[tw]

“e-development”[tw]

“digital media in mentoring” [tw]

“mentoring through technology”[tw]

Note: Articles needed to include one term from the “Youth” subject area and at least one other key word