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Birds of a feather: Is matching based on shared interests and characteristics associated with longer youth mentoring relationships?

Raposa, Elizabeth B., Ben‐Eliyahu, Adar, Olsho, Lauren E.W., Rhodes, Jean·2019·Journal of Community Psychology
DOI 10.1002/jcop.22127
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Youth mentoring practitioners and researchers have shown a growing interest in determining the ways in which mentor-youth matching practices might influence the duration and effectiveness of mentoring relationships. The current project tested whether mentor-youth similarities at baseline, in terms of demographic variables and interests in certain activities (e.g., sports, art), predicted a longer duration of mentoring relationships. Analyses used baseline and follow-up data from over 9,000 youth who participated in community-based mentoring programs in the northeastern United States, as well as their volunteer mentors. Racial and ethnic similarity between mentor and youth was predictive of longer match duration. Moreover, a shared dislike of activities was associated with longer matches than either shared interests or discordant interests in activities. Findings have important implications for determining the ways in which mentor-youth matching practices influence the length and effectiveness of mentoring relationships.

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  • Meta-analyses of quasi-experimental and experimental evaluations confirm that CBM relationships involving high-risk young people can produce progress in the socioemotional, behavioral, and academic domains.

    “Meta-analyses of quasi-experimental and experimental evaluations confirm the potential of CBM relationships, involving high-risk young people to progress in the socioemotional, behavioral, and academic domains [12,13,14] and in reducing delinquent and aggressive behavior [15,16].”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [14]

  • There is a striking dearth of research on similarity-based matching.

    “there is a striking dearth of research on similarity-based matching [14]”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [14]

  • Raposa et al. found in BBBS America that the lack of shared dislike of activities reported by both mentors and mentees predicted longer matches and fewer early terminations rather than mentors and mentees having either shared or conflicting interests in activities.

    “Contrary to expectation, Raposa et al. [14] found, in the context of BBBS America, that the lack of shared dislike of activities reported by both mentors and mentees predicted longer matches and fewer early terminations rather than mentors and mentees having either shared or conflicting interests in activities.”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [14]

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Authors
Raposa, E. B., Ben‐Eliyahu, A., Olsho, L. E. W., & Rhodes, J.
Affiliations
  • William & Mary (US)
  • University of Haifa (IL)
  • Abt Global (United States) (US)
  • University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
Corresponding author
Raposa, Elizabeth B.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-09-11
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
385-397
ISSN
  • 0090-4392 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6629
DOI
10.1002/jcop.22127
OpenAlex
W2891103783
Cited by
33
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4
FWCI
3.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Connected Learning)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
Keywords
youth mentoring, common interests, shared activities, volunteer mentors, demographic similarity
MeSH terms
Mentoring, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hobbies, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Mentors, Middle Aged, New England, Time Factors, Community Networks, Young Adult

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