Youth Initiated Mentoring
Investigating a New Approach to Working with Vulnerable Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11054583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah E O Schwartz (0000-0001-6055-5217, Department of Psychology University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. 02125 Boston MA USA, corresponding author), Jean E Rhodes (0000-0002-1469-6948, Department of Psychology University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. 02125 Boston MA USA, corresponding author), Renee Spencer (0000-0002-2876-2918, School of Social Work Boston University 264 Bay State Rd. 02215 Boston MA USA, corresponding author), Jean Baldwin Grossman (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 155-169 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10464-013-9585-3 |
| PMID | 23780477 |
| OpenAlex | W2028323734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 70 |
| References cited | 33 |
This study examines youth initiated mentoring (YIM), a new approach to mentoring in which youth nominate mentors from among the non‐parental adults within their existing social networks (e.g., teachers, family friends, extended family members). YIM is currently being implemented through the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP), an intensive residential intervention program for youth ages 16–18 who have dropped out or been expelled from high school. This study employed a mixed methods explanatory design, drawing on quantitative data from a national longitudinal evaluation of NGYCP ( N = 1,173) and qualitative data from a subsample of participants ( N = 30) in the evaluation. Results indicated that more enduring mentoring relationships were associated with increased retention of educational, vocational, and behavioral outcomes 3 years following entry into the study. Qualitative data suggested that, when relationships endured, mentors contributed to improvements in participants’ educational and occupational success, quality of relationships with parents, peers, and others, and self‐concept by providing social‐emotional support, instrumental support, and guidance. Results also revealed that relationships were more likely to endure when youth chose their mentors on their own (rather than receiving help from parents or program staff) and when mentors were of the same race as youth. Implications for research and practice are discussed
Developmental psychology · Health psychology · Intervention (counseling) · Journaling file system · Medical education · NOMINATE · Pedagogy · Positive Youth Development · Psychiatry · Public health · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Sociology · Vocational education · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Nursing · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
Qué impacto pueden tener los programas de mentoría social en la sociedad? Una exploración de las evaluaciones existentes y propuesta de marco analítico
Understanding Factors Associated With Intimate Disclosure Between Black Youth and Nonparental Familial Adults
Socioeconomic status, multiple autonomy support attunement, and early adolescents' social development
Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary treatment with youth-initiated mentoring for youths with mental health needs from multi-problem families
Ethnic-Racial (Mis)Match between Mentors and Mentees on Perceived Strength of Relationship
Integrated Theory-Based Health and Development Interventions for Young People
Understanding the Transformation of YIM Professionals in Youth Care
Beyond a Bed
Youth Initiated Mentoring in Social Work
“My village fell apart”
Effectiveness, working mechanisms, and implementation of youth-initiated mentoring for juvenile delinquents
“I Expect It to Be Great . . . but Will It Be?” An Investigation of Outcomes, Processes, and Mediators of a School-Based Mentoring Program
Achieving high quality and long‐lasting matches in youth mentoring programmes
Navigating family roles and relationships
Not just a blip in someone’s life
Mentoring During the Transition from Care to Prevent Depression
It Gave Me Ways to Solve Problems and Ways to Talk to People”
Who Knows Me the Best and Can Encourage Me the Most?”
Reasons for Premature Closure of a Mentoring Relationship
Anti-Racism Education and Training for Adult Mentors Who Work With Bipoc Adolescents
Supportive Relationships Among Former System Youth With Mental Health Challenges
A Mixed Method Investigation of Associations Between Caregiver Attachment and Natural Mentoring Relationships Among Black Adolescents
Burden
Youth-Initiated Mentoring
Psychosocial profiles of youth who acquire a natural mentor during a school year
Positive youth development programmes to reduce substance use in young people
Systematic review and meta-analysis of effects of community-delivered positive youth development interventions on violence outcomes
Applying a Social Justice Lens to Youth Mentoring
A prospective, longitudinal study of risk factors for early onset of delinquency among maltreated youth
A positive guiding hand”
It's good to know that you got somebody that's not going anywhere
Non-parental adults in the social and risk behavior networks of sexual minority male youth
A qualitative exploration of mentoring relationship development for girls experiencing maternal relationship difficulties
Relational dynamics in formal youth mentoring programmes
I didn't know you could just ask
Predictors of early versus late match relationship beginnings in Big Brothers Big Sisters community programs
Mentoring in the social context
Parents’ attitudes toward and experiences with seeking informal mentors for their children
Fostering Higher Education
Spotlighting racism in schools
The Functions and Longitudinal Outcomes of Adolescents’ Naturally Occurring Mentorships
Striving for safety, impact, and equity
Trends in Volunteer Mentoring in the United States
A Research Framework for Understanding the Practical Impact of Family Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System
From Treatment to Empowerment
I'm Having a Little Struggle With This, Can You Help Me Out?”
The Long Arm of Mentoring
Mentoring Relationship Closures in Big Brothers Big Sisters Community Mentoring Programs
Does Natural Mentoring Matter? A Multilevel Meta‐analysis on the Association Between Natural Mentoring and Youth Outcomes
Opportunity Reboot
Natural Mentoring, Academic Motivation, and Values Toward Education Among Latinx Adolescents
Naturally Occurring Mentorship in a National Sample of First‐Generation College Goers
Does having a similar disability matter for match outcomes
An Exploratory Study of the Role of Mentoring in the Acculturation of Latino/a Youth
It's like all of his attention is on you”
Unlocking the transformative power of mentoring for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains
Program staff perspectives on implementing youth‐initiated mentoring with systems‐involved youth
Positive youth development and adolescent eating disorder symptomatology
Mentoring Relationships, Positive Development, Youth Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Identifying predictors of psychological well‐being among volunteer mentors in Big Brothers Big Sisters
Engagement and Mentor Support as Drivers of Social Development in the Project K Youth Development Program
Youth Initiated Mentoring
Illuminating Trajectories of Adolescent Thriving and Contribution Through the Words of Youth
Youth Initiated Mentors
Teaching to Fish
An Exploration of Youth-Parent-Mentor Relationship Dynamics in a Youth-Initiated Mentoring Intervention to Prevent Out-of-Home Placement
Somebody Who Was on My Side
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Needs of Youth and Parents From Multi-Problem Families in the Search for Youth-Initiated Mentors
The Impact of Closeness to Non-Parental Adults in Social Networks on Substance Use among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Natural Mentoring Relationships
How Effective Are Mentoring Programs for Youth? A Systematic Assessment of the Evidence
Identification of Causal Effects Using Instrumental Variables
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior
Other People’s Kids
Identity
The Monetary Value of Saving a High-Risk Youth
Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth
Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs for Youth
Characteristics of Natural Mentoring Relationships and Adolescent Adjustment
It's Not What I Expected”
Children in residential care
Youth offender reentry
The Test of Time
Supportive Non‐Parental Adults and Adolescent Psychosocial Functioning
The Test of Time in School‐Based Mentoring
Natural mentor relationships among latina adolescent mothers
Natural Mentors in the Lives of African American Adolescent Mothers
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research
In praise of paradox
Understanding Desistance from Crime
Social Capital
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
| Unique citing works | 70 |
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| Citations per year | 5,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 67 |