Youth Initiated Mentoring: A Meta-analytic Study of a Hybrid Approach to Youth Mentoring

Dam, Levi van; Blom, Danielle; Kara, Esma; Assink, Mark; Stams, Geert-Jan; Schwartz, Sarah E. O.; Rhodes, Jean E.

doi:10.1007/s10964-020-01336-5

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“…We recommend that the government encourages natural mentors to keep in touch with youth during a pandemic and supports them in coping with the challenges of a pandemic. When youth experience mental health problems that make them unable to get their lives on track during a pandemic, which may also make it difficult to adhere to preventive measures, they can be encouraged to actively select a natural mentor from their social environment through youth‐initiated mentoring program, showing promising results in a recent meta‐analysis (van Dam et al, 2021 ). Research by Zhong et al ( 2020 ) shows that more knowledge about COVID‐19 is associated with a lower chance of negative attitudes and inappropriate behavior.…”

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“…Research on past pandemics shows that young people react differently, both physically and mentally, from adults during the period of an outbreak (Ragelienė 2016 ). In addition, the measures imposed by the government to combat a pandemic often have an unpleasant side effect on adults, whereas the consequences for young people are often expected to be more immediate and greater, having an excessive impact on their social life, development opportunities, well‐being and physical and mental health (Bruce‐Barrett et al, 2007 ; Koller et al, 2010 ; Ragelienė 2016 ). Research on the behavior of youth during a pandemic ensures that measures to combat the current or future outbreak(s) can meet the needs of youth.…”

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What makes Dutch youth comply with preventive COVID‐19 measures? An explorative study

Koning

Hagedoorn

Stams

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Journal Community Psychology

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The measures to contain the spread of COVID‐19 are challenging for youth, especially the social isolation measures. These measures are antagonistic to healthy youth development, which requires sufficient social contact with peers and adults. This explorative study examined what factors are associated with adherence to COVID‐19 measures in a sample of Dutch youth ( N = 263; 79.8% female) with ages ranging between 16 and 24 years ( M = 21.1 years; SD = 2.44 years), who completed an online questionnaire about their compliance to measures, resilience, coping strategies, mental health, and availability of a natural mentor. Results showed that youth with fewer depressive symptoms adhered better to measures of social distance. Youth who were less suspicious, more resilient, and those with an active coping strategy or a natural mentor more often complied with COVID‐19 measures. These results can be used to help youth comply with the COVID‐19 measures.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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What makes Dutch youth comply with preventive COVID‐19 measures? An explorative study

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Hagedoorn

Stams

et al. 2021

Journal Community Psychology

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“…In the future, researchers should continue examining NPA influence to help elucidate the types of NPAs that may be most helpful in particular areas, as well as what factors associated with HIV-related health behaviors may be most amenable to NPA influence. As this information becomes clearer, following a youth-initiated mentoring approach ( Van Dam et al, 2021 ), NPAs could be recruited to participate in HIV prevention and HIV care engagement interventions, both to help intervene with social determinants of health (e.g., stable employment) and to support specific sexual health behaviors (e.g., engagement with health care providers). School and municipal policymakers may also consider offering or requiring training in LGBTQ+ and racial/ethnic diversity for school personnel and community-based organizations so that adults in those settings are prepared to provide culturally responsive support YBLSM.…”

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Non-parental Adults and Sexual Health Behaviors Among Young Minority Men: A Qualitative Examination

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Young Black and Latino sexual minority men (YBLSM) exhibit disproportionately high rates of negative sexual health outcomes, including HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, compared to other groups, partly due to relatively higher rates of exposure to a host of socio-structural risk factors (e.g., unstable housing and under-employment). However, an under-studied interpersonal resource exists for many YBLSM, non-parental adults (NPAs, i.e., adults who act as role models and provide social support), who may be able to influence contextual (e.g., unemployment) and individual (e.g., reduced health expectations) factors underlying sexual health disparities.Aims: This study sought to examine the role of NPAs in factors that affect sexual health behaviors and in supporting those health behaviors directly, among YBLSM living in a mid-sized city in the southern United States. A total of n=20 participants, n=10 YBLSM (ages 16 to 22), and n=10 NPAs (ages 26 to 52) were interviewed using semi-structured guides to examine NPA involvement in the lives of YBLSM from both sides of the relationship. The research team used a framework analysis approach to iteratively identify and define meaningful codes and sub-codes. Both YBLSM and NPAs described NPAs helping YBLSM through role modeling and social support in a variety of areas found to affect sexual health behaviors, such as housing instability and psychological distress, as well as in specific behaviors, such as condom use and HIV medication adherence. Given the multiple socio-structural obstacles facing YBLSM and their multifaceted relationships with NPAs, NPAs may be a promising resource to help address these impediments to health. Partnering more intentionally with NPAs is a potentially promising strategy to help reduce HIV-related disparities affecting YBLSM that is worthy of additional empirical attention.

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“…Despite most mentoring programs for youth seeking to create caring relationships between young people (mentees) and more experienced non-parental adults (mentors) (van Dam et al, 2021, Burton et al, 2021, peer mentoring programs contemplating the role of youth mentors to promote positive outcomes for younger peers is increasing (Burton et al, 2021). Peer mentoring explores the well-known fact that adolescents seek independence from older adults during this period of life (c.f.…”

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Integrating Middle East and North Africa Unaccompanied Minors Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Mentoring: Exploring Eu-Based Research to Inform Future Applications in Portugal

Carolo¹,

Gouveia²,

Lebre³

2022

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In 2015, an increased migration movement into Europe generated a European Refugee Crisis. Adolescents often migrate unaccompanied by a caregiver and face particular risk during the different phases of migration. Recently, Portugal hosted the fourth highest number of Middle East and North Africa unaccompanied minors (UM) among EU countries. Thus, it is relevant to explore peer reviewed interventions among EU state members to inform the development of future Portuguese-based programs aiming to support the integration of these citizens. This review aimed to analyse mentoring as a relevant integration tool for UM refugees arriving to Portugal. Mentoring was identified as low-cost strategy with low to moderate positive results for youth at risk of developing psychological, social, and behavioural problems. Mentoring is starting to gain momentum within the EU countries receiving more refugee citizens integrated into the EU relocation program. This review can inform social education technicians and the staff involved in the Portuguese refugee relocation program and encourage the discussion on the creation of Portuguese-based mentoring programs for the studied population.

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Youth Initiated Mentoring: A Meta-analytic Study of a Hybrid Approach to Youth Mentoring

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Cited by 33 publications

References 38 publications

What makes Dutch youth comply with preventive COVID‐19 measures? An explorative study

What makes Dutch youth comply with preventive COVID‐19 measures? An explorative study

Non-parental Adults and Sexual Health Behaviors Among Young Minority Men: A Qualitative Examination

Integrating Middle East and North Africa Unaccompanied Minors Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Mentoring: Exploring Eu-Based Research to Inform Future Applications in Portugal

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