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Factors That Enhance the Quality of Relationships Between Mentors and Mentees During Check & Connect

Kern, Lee, Harrison, Judith R., Custer, Beth E., Mehta, Paras D.·2019·Behavioral Disorders
DOI 10.1177/0198742918779791
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School engagement is an important predictor of graduation. One strategy to enhance student engagement is mentoring. Check & Connect is a structured mentoring program that has resulted in favorable outcomes for many students, including those with emotional and behavioral disorders. Effectiveness, however, depends on the quality of the mentor–mentee relationship. Although research has examined factors that increase relationship effectiveness, findings have been inconsistent. We explored the perceptions and correspondence of 166 high school students (i.e., mentees) with social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges and their mentors about the mentoring relationship and variables that contribute to relationship quality. Results indicated that mentors and mentees rated the relationship favorably and their ratings correlated moderately. Mentor and mentee variables examined (gender, ethnicity/race, age) were not significant predictors of relationship quality; however, specific topics discussed during mentoring sessions for mentors (family, friends) and mentees (school, future plans) were significantly related to their perceptions of relationship quality.

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  • Discussions about family and friends were related to the quality of the mentor relationship as perceived by the mentors, whereas discussions about school and future plans were significant predictors of relationship quality according to the mentees' reports.

    “For instance, discussions about family and friends were related to the quality of the mentor relationship as perceived by the mentors, whereas discussions about school and future plans were significant predictors of relationship quality according to the mentees’ reports [70].”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [70]

  • A study evaluating a short-term American mentoring program did not find age to be a moderator.

    “However, a study evaluating a short-term American mentoring program did not find age to be a moderator [70].”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [70]

  • These proximal benefits did not translate into differences in terms of consistent outcomes.

    “However, these proximal benefits did not translate into differences in terms of consistent outcomes [12,13,33,34,45,70,171].”

    From Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review (2021) · cites this paper as [70]

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Authors
Kern, L., Harrison, J. R., Custer, B. E., & Mehta, P. D.
Affiliations
  • Lehigh University (US)
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
  • University of Houston (US)
Corresponding author
Kern, Lee
ORCID
Venue
Behavioral Disorders
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2018-06-28
Volume
44
Issue
3
Pages
148-161
ISSN
  • 0198-7429 (ISSN-L)
  • 2163-5307
DOI
10.1177/0198742918779791
OpenAlex
W2810577726
Cited by
20
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2
FWCI
2.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Behavioral Disorders (publishedVersion)
Funders
Institute of Education Sciences (R324C080006)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
Keywords
school engagement, high school students, mentoring programs, student perceptions, mentor perceptions, family and friends, emotional and behavioral disorders

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