Gregory P Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 6469159 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory P Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory P |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH G P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Cross University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7340-1241 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A scoping review of voluntary male mentoring
In contemporary western cultures, such as Australia, there is increasing reported social disconnection. This disconnection is associated with loneliness and for some suicide, particularly for men. Voluntary male mentoring organisations aim to socially connect and improve men's wellbeing through facilitating men's one-to-one relationships. As is the case with most people, men value someone with whom they may communicate openly and safely, as occur…
Voluntary male mentors' lived experience of social engagement with men in their community
Men volunteering to mentor other men is a growing form of social engagement in Australia. Masculine norms associated with not disclosing emotional distress or discussing loneliness are often set aside by participating in these one-to-one relationships. Mentors have reported improvement in their well-being and a desire to contribute more. In this phenomenological study, which draws on hermeneutic methodology, 12 men who voluntarily met and mentore…
Exploring a sense of belonging for some Forgotten Australians as they age
In Australia many children were negatively affected by past institutional child care regimes. In this qualitative research, the authors consider the long-term impacts that such care has had on a small sample of one particular population in relation to their sense of belonging as they age. This population is known as Forgotten Australians and refers to people who lived in this type of care as children prior to deinstitutionalisation in 1974. The f…
Historical Out-of-home Child Care Leavers and Mental Health Needs
Voluntary male mentors' lived experience of social engagement with men in their community
Men volunteering to mentor other men is a growing form of social engagement in Australia. Masculine norms associated with not disclosing emotional distress or discussing loneliness are often set aside by participating in these one-to-one relationships. Mentors have reported improvement in their well-being and a desire to contribute more. In this phenomenological study, which draws on hermeneutic methodology, 12 men who voluntarily met and mentore…
Historical Out-of-home Child Care Leavers and Mental Health Needs
Exploring a sense of belonging for some Forgotten Australians as they age
In Australia many children were negatively affected by past institutional child care regimes. In this qualitative research, the authors consider the long-term impacts that such care has had on a small sample of one particular population in relation to their sense of belonging as they age. This population is known as Forgotten Australians and refers to people who lived in this type of care as children prior to deinstitutionalisation in 1974. The f…
A scoping review of voluntary male mentoring
In contemporary western cultures, such as Australia, there is increasing reported social disconnection. This disconnection is associated with loneliness and for some suicide, particularly for men. Voluntary male mentoring organisations aim to socially connect and improve men's wellbeing through facilitating men's one-to-one relationships. As is the case with most people, men value someone with whom they may communicate openly and safely, as occur…
Voluntary male mentors' lived experience of social engagement with men in their community
Men volunteering to mentor other men is a growing form of social engagement in Australia. Masculine norms associated with not disclosing emotional distress or discussing loneliness are often set aside by participating in these one-to-one relationships. Mentors have reported improvement in their well-being and a desire to contribute more. In this phenomenological study, which draws on hermeneutic methodology, 12 men who voluntarily met and mentore…
Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Disconnection (2 works) · Loneliness (2 works) · Mentoring and Academic Development (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works)