Does Mentoring Work?: An Impact Study of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program

Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Tierney, Joseph P.

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Does Mentoring Work?: An Impact Study of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program

Grossman, Jean Baldwin, Tierney, Joseph P.·1998·Evaluation Review

DOI 10.1177/0193841x9802200304

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Our random assignment evaluation found that this type of mentonng had a significant positive effect on youths ages 10 to 16. Over the 18-month follow-up pertod, youths participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters Programs were significantly less likely to have started using illegal drugs or alcohol, hit someone, or skipped school. They were also more confident about their school performance and got along better with their families. Mentors were carefully screened, trained, and matched with a youth whom they met, on average, three or four times a month for approximately a year The program also provtdes careful professional supervision of these matches.

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Authors: Grossman, J. B., & Tierney, J. P.
Affiliations: Public/Private Ventures (US)
Venue: Evaluation Review
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1998-06
Volume: 22
Issue: 3
Pages: 403-426
ISSN: 0145-4692 (ISSN-L)
0193-841X
1552-3926
DOI: 10.1177/0193841x9802200304
OpenAlex: W2096691947
Cited by: 436
References: 20
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 26
FWCI: 7.67
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Evaluation Review (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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, Big Brothers Big Sisters, youth development, substance use prevention, alcohol consumption, violence prevention, school attendance, academic self-confidence, family relationships, program effectiveness

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