The Effectiveness of Mentoring Youth with Externalizing and Internalizing Behavioral Problems on Youth Outcomes and Parenting Stress: A Meta-analysis
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Parents of children with significant externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems habitually report greater parenting stress compared to parents of children without these challenges. One avenue to alleviate parenting stress and ameliorate youth outcomes is youth mentoring, which includes a supportive adult paired with a child with the objective of engendering positive outcomes. The researcher sought to (a) evaluate the effectiveness of mentoring programs for children with significant externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems on parenting stress and youth outcomes and (b) explore moderator variables that may influence program effectiveness. Five studies were included in the current meta-analysis. Results revealed a small effect of these specialized mentoring programs on youth outcomes and parenting stress. Moderator analyses revealed program characteristics that enhance effectiveness. Mentoring programs that target children with significant behavioral and emotional problems may function as an additional service to improve youth outcomes and family functioning.
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A recent meta-analysis of 70 CBM and SBM mentoring programs and a meta-analysis of five studies on mentoring programs among youth with externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems did not find an observed effect based on program length.
“Similarly, a recent meta-analysis of 70 CBM and SBM mentoring programs [17] and a meta-analysis composed of five studies on mentoring programs among youth with externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems [43] did not find an observed effect based on program length.”
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- Authors
- La Valle, C.
- Venue
- Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-05-27
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 213-227
- ISSN
- 1361-1267 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-9745
- OpenAlex
- W2224778213
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Mentoring & Tutoring Partnership in Learning (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Keywords
- youth mentoring, externalizing problems, internalizing problems, parental stress, youth outcomes, program effectiveness, program characteristics, family functioning
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