Striking the Balance: The Relative Benefits of Goal- and Youth-Focused Approaches to Youth Mentoring Relationships

Werntz, Alexandra; Poon, Cyanea Y. S.; Rhodes, Jean E.

doi:10.1007/s10964-023-01751-4

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“…In contrast, mentoring programs adopting a targeted mentoring approach, where a developmental goal is specified, and mentoring is viewed as a vehicle for goal‐directed, intentional skill and competency development, were found to be much more effective (Christensen et al, 2020). The targeted approach does not negate the importance of cultivating a caring, mutually trusting mentor–mentee relationship (Werntz et al, 2023). Instead, it suggests that positive youth outcomes cannot simply happen as a result of a caring relationship, but it requires mentor–mentee engagement in goal‐directed, competency‐building mentoring activities.…”

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Unlocking the transformative power of mentoring for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains

Luo

Stoeger

2023

Journal Community Psychology

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Mentoring is a highly individualized educational measure that can support youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains. Depending on the target population, goals, structure, and medium, mentoring for youths can differ considerably. This article first reviews the main types of mentoring programs and practices for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains. Despite the popularity of mentoring programs, many programs fail to realize the full potential of mentoring as meta‐analyses consistently show relatively small effects of mentoring. The discrepancy between the potential and actual effect of mentoring is referred to as the mentoring paradox. Crucial aspects that are held responsible for the mentoring paradox, such as adequate planning and implementation of mentoring programs, adherence to research‐based mentoring practices, as well as quality assurance of mentoring programs through systematic program research and evaluation are described. Finally, implications on how to professionalize mentoring are provided for different stakeholders.

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Section: The Mentoring Paradoxmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unlocking the transformative power of mentoring for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains

Luo

Stoeger

2023

Journal Community Psychology

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Long‐term impact of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens program on suicide‐related thoughts and behaviors for youth in out‐of‐home care: A randomized controlled trial

Taussig,

Fulginiti,

Racz

et al. 2024

American J of Comm Psychol

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Youth in out‐of‐home care are at high risk for suicide‐related thoughts and behaviors (STB), yet there are no known efficacious interventions that reduce STB for this population. Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens (FHF‐P) is a 9‐month community‐based mentoring and skills training preventive intervention for children in out‐of‐home care. A randomized controlled trial enrolled 156 participants aged 9–11 years who were placed in out‐of‐home care over the prior year. Participants were 48.9% female, 54.1% Hispanic, 30.1% Black, and 27.1% American Indian. Follow‐up interviews, conducted 7–12 years postintervention (85.2% retention rate), asked young adult participants, aged 18–22, to self‐report lifetime STB as indexed by non‐suicidal self‐injury, suicidal thoughts, plans, and/or attempts. There was a nonsignificant reduction in the odds of STB for the intervention group at follow‐up (OR = 0.74; CI, 0.32, 1.69). However, FHF‐P significantly moderated the effect of baseline STB; control youth who reported baseline STB had 10 times the odds of young adult STB (OR = 10.44, CI, 2.28, 47.78), but there was no increase in the odds of adult‐reported STB for intervention youth. Findings suggest that FHF‐P buffers the impact of pre‐existing STB on young adult STB for care‐experienced youth. Further research is needed to identify mechanisms that may reduce STB in this population.

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Rhodes,

Lowe,

Schwartz

et al. 2024

Encyclopedia of Adolescence

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Striking the Balance: The Relative Benefits of Goal- and Youth-Focused Approaches to Youth Mentoring Relationships

Cited by 4 publications

References 36 publications

Unlocking the transformative power of mentoring for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains

Unlocking the transformative power of mentoring for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains

Long‐term impact of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens program on suicide‐related thoughts and behaviors for youth in out‐of‐home care: A randomized controlled trial

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