Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Mittelfristig (1 bis 5 Jahre)
Mikro (Individuum)
Sozial

Young people with a mentor feel better supported

soziale Inklusion

This intervention has been successful in improving young people’s sense of being supported by parents, siblings, friends and other adults. […] As expected from an intervention of this nature, the study findings indicate that young people have a higher level of support directly from other adults. In line with the logic model underpinning the research design, the findings also suggest that the mentoring intervention works to improve relationships and perceived support from parents, friends and siblings, resulting in an increased overall level of social support for young people with a mentor. There is a strong body of evidence indicating the importance of social support in terms of the well-being of young people. In simple terms, the more support young people have, the better they can cope and the lesser their risk of poor psychological, social, academic and health outcomes (Malecki and Demaray, 2003, Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of Dolan et al 2010).

Beschreibung der Aktivität

Big Brothers Big Sisters youth mentoring programme
The core component of the programme is a "match" or friendship between an adult volunteer ("the mentor") and a young person ("the mentee"), with the pair meeting once a week for a year or more to engage in outings or activities and receive ongoing support from programme staff.
Großbritannien
BBBS: young people aged 10-18 years, RCT: 10 to 14
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

This large-scale, mixed methods study, conducted over a period of 2 years, is one of the most comprehensive ever undertaken in relation to service provision for young people in Ireland. There are three components in the overall study: • a randomised control trial (RCT) study of the impact of the BBBS mentoring programme on the development of youth in the community over a 2-year period; • a review of programme implementation; • a qualitative assessment of match processes and the perspectives of stakeholders.
Emotional well-being: Children’s Hope Scale, modified from Snyder et al (1997, Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of Dolan et al 2010), taps children’s sense of their own agency (ability to take control) and their perceived capability to come up with pathways through which they can achieve their goals; Social Acceptance sub-scale of Harter’s (1985, Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of Dolan et al 2010) self-perception profile for children examines their sense of acceptance by peers.
study sample: 164 young people, 84 in the intervention group, rest in the control group
2-year period (October 2007 to October 2009)