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Mentors’ perceived program support scale: Development and initial validation

Marshall, Jenna H., Davis, Martha C., Lawrence, Edith C., Peugh, James L., Toland, Michael D.·2016·Journal of Community Psychology
DOI 10.1002/jcop.21772
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Although mentoring can have powerful benefits for youth, it can be a challenging responsibility for mentors. The literature emphasizes training and support as being essential for effective mentoring, but empirical research has not yet provided a psychometrically sound measure to assess this construct. The present study focuses on the development and initial evaluation of the Mentors’ Perceived Program Support Scale (MPPSS), an 11‐item inventory that addresses 4 areas of support: emotional, informational, tangible assistance, and appraisal. The MPPSS was administered to 664 mentors from 19 formal mentoring programs. Data analysis included a factor analysis, item response theory analysis, and an assessment of convergent and discriminant validity. Reliability and validity estimates of the MPPSS indicated that the MPPSS may have several advantages over the Match Characteristics Questionnaire's Programmatic Support subscale, one of the few available measures of mentor support. Implications for the use and further evaluation of the MPPSS are discussed.

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  • The amount and level of emotional and tangible regular assistance and perceived support offered by the program and mentors' perceptions of the quality of their training, skill-building, support for efficacy, and mattering have been shown to positively correlate with mentors' perceived quality of the mentoring relationship, perceived meaning in volunteering, mentoring duration, and frequent meeting

    “The amount and level of emotional and tangible regular assistance and perceived support offered by the program and mentors’ perceptions of the quality of their training, skill-building, support for efficacy, and mattering have been shown to positively correlate with mentors’ perceived quality of the mentoring relationship [46,141,177]), perceived meaning in volunteering [178], mentoring duration [”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [177]

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Authors
Marshall, J. H., Davis, M. C., Lawrence, E. C., Peugh, J. L., & Toland, M. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Virginia (US)
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
  • University of Kentucky (US)
Corresponding author
Marshall, Jenna H.
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Venue
Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-03-09
Volume
44
Issue
3
Pages
342-357
ISSN
  • 0090-4392 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6629
DOI
10.1002/jcop.21772
OpenAlex
W2298442118
Cited by
8
References
30
Citations by year
2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
FWCI
0.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
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 › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
Keywords
mentor support, formal mentoring programs, youth mentoring, emotional support, information support, appraisal support, scale development, psychometric validation

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