Mentoring relationships for youth: Investigation of a process-oriented model
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Abstract We investigated a process‐oriented model of mentoring using data on 50 relationships in a Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. Data were collected on a monthly basis from both mentors and youth over a one‐year period; relationship benefits for youth were assessed at the end of the year by each type of informant. The degree to which relationships were continued throughout the one‐year period also was assessed. Path analyses using both youth and mentor report data revealed relations among study variables consistent with the proposed model. Mentors' ratings of their efficacy, obtained prior to the start of relationships, predicted greater amounts of mentor/youth contact as well as more positive experiences in relationships (e.g., fewer obstacles). Feelings of closeness between mentors and youth, in turn, were a final common component in model pathways that linked mentor/youth contact and most other measures to greater perceived benefits and relationship continuation. Implications for the design and evaluation of mentoring programs for youth are discussed. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Mentors' confidence in the mentoring relationship and self-efficacy in the mentor's role results in spending more time with the mentees, as well as closer and better relationships with them in short-term and long-term mentoring relationships with or without a precise ending point.
“Mentors’ confidence in the mentoring relationship and self-efficacy in the mentor’s role results in spending more time with the mentees [136], as well as closer and better relationships with them in short-term and long-term mentoring relationships with or without a precise ending point [136,138,139].”
From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [136]
Older mentors in BBBS America reported less self-efficacy as mentors or generated fewer relationship benefits as perceived by their mentees.
“Likewise, older mentors in BBBS America reported less self-efficacy as mentors or generated fewer relationship benefits as perceived by their mentees [136].”
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Mentees' perceived closeness with their mentor mediated the association between the mentors' sense of efficacy at the beginning of the relationship and their perceived benefits at the end of the mentoring, as well as the prospect of relationship continuation in BBBS America.
“The mentees’ perceived closeness with their mentor mediated the association between the mentors’ sense of efficacy at the beginning of the relationship and their perceived benefits at the end of the mentoring, as well as the prospect of relationship continuation in BBBS America [136].”
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- Authors
- Parra, G. R., DuBois, D. L., Neville, H. A., Pugh‐Lilly, A. O., & Povinelli, N.
- Affiliations
- University of Missouri (US)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (US)
- Corresponding author
- Parra, Gilbert R.
- Venue
- Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2002-05-31
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 367-388
- ISSN
- 0090-4392 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6629
- OpenAlex
- W2105847068
- Cited by
- 232
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Keywords
- mentoring relationships, Big Brothers Big Sisters, youth mentoring, mechanistic model, relationship closeness, mentoring program evaluation
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