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“Brother from another mother”: Mentoring for African-Caribbean adolescent boys

Garraway, Hilary, Pistrang, Nancy·2010·Journal of Adolescence
DOI 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.10.011
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African-Caribbean adolescent boys in the UK have a risk of developing mental health difficulties but are a challenging group to engage in mental health services. One avenue for promoting the psychological well-being of these adolescents is through mentoring programmes. This qualitative study explored the role of mentoring with African-Caribbean adolescent boys who had psychological and behavioural difficulties. Thirteen mentees and five mentors participated in a combination of focus groups and interviews; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to analyse their accounts and generated nine themes. The accounts highlighted the uniqueness of the mentoring relationship. Strong, emotional bonds were formed between boys and mentors, facilitated by the perception of shared life experiences; boys were able to show their vulnerabilities and accept support. The findings suggest that mentoring can assist at-risk African-Caribbean youth in coping with challenges in their lives and may help to promote positive developmental trajectories for these vulnerable adolescents.

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  • These positive outcomes are particularly manifest when non-judgment, advice-giving, and confidentiality are preserved and when shared experiences of discrimination and shared socioeconomic status are integrated into the relationship.

    “These positive outcomes are particularly manifest when non-judgment, advice-giving, and confidentiality are preserved [85] and when shared experiences of discrimination and shared socioeconomic status are integrated into the relationship [107].”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [107]

  • Theoretical writings and qualitative studies have suggested that race and ethnic similarity may comprise key facets of attraction and closeness, as shared culture is more likely to improve the strength and length of the relationship by facilitating processes of idealization, role modeling, and identification.

    “Theoretical writings [164] and qualitative studies [85,107,170] have suggested that race and ethnic similarity may comprise key facets of attraction and closeness, as shared culture is more likely to improve the strength and the length of the relationship by facilitating processes of idealization, role modeling, and identification.”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [107]

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Authors
Garraway, H., & Pistrang, N.
Affiliations
  • North East London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Garraway, Hilary
ORCID
Pistrang, Nancy
Venue
Journal of Adolescence
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-08-30
Volume
33
Issue
5
Pages
719-729
ISSN
  • 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9254
DOI
10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.10.011
OpenAlex
W2133099469
Cited by
25
References
41
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
Keywords
mentoring, adolescent boys, mental health, psychological well-being, mentoring relationships, affective bonds, vulnerability, coping, at-risk youth, service engagement
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attitude, Mental Disorders, Child, Countertransference, Humans, Juvenile Delinquency, Life Change Events, London, Male, Mentors, Object Attachment, Parents, Professional-Family Relations, Professional-Patient Relations, Social Adjustment, Social Identification, Social Support, Focus Groups, Black People, Resilience, Psychological

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