Research methodology and youth mentoring

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11043568
AutoresDavid L Dubois (0000-0002-9955-7954, University of Illinois Chicago, autor correspondente), Fred Doolittle (Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation), Brian T Yates (0000-0003-0555-6393, American University), Naida Silverthorn (0000-0002-8642-5282, University of Illinois Chicago), Jacob Kraemer Tebes (0000-0003-0118-289X, Yale University)
Ano2006
Volume34
Fascículo6
Páginas657-676
Data de publicação2006-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.20122
OpenAlexW2055523974
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas42

Mentoring programs for youth have grown tremendously in popularity in recent years and in many important respects reflect core principles of community psychology. Mentoring of youth is a complex phenomenon, however, with a range of significant processes occurring at the levels of individual youth and their mentors, youth–mentor relationships and other interpersonal systems, programs, and the larger policy context. The research methods used to study youth mentoring need to be well suited to capturing this complexity. In this article, we argue, furthermore, that investigations of youth mentoring relationships and programs should be tailored to address concerns associated with each major phase of the intervention research cycle (i.e., preintervention, intervention, and preventive service systems research). Existing research pertinent to these differing phases frequently has not employed state‐of‐the‐art methodology in the areas of sampling, design, assessment, and analysis. We also find that there are important gaps in the types of research conducted, and that in many instances, needed linkages across phases of the research cycle are lacking. Recommendations for strengthening future research on youth mentoring are discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc

Context (archaeology) · Interpersonal communication · Intervention (counseling) · Medical education · Popularity · Service (business) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Applied Psychology · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support