Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

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

Young people with a mentor have more positive relationships with others

Beziehungsaufbau und Interaktiosfähigkeiten

There was some evidence that young people with a mentor have more positive relationships with other people and feel more accepted by their peers. […] For example, evidence of an improvement in young people’s behaviour is indicated by the findings of the parents’ survey, which showed that parents in the intervention group rated their children more positively on the Prosocial Behaviour scale than did parents in the control group. This scale includes items such as the young person’s tendency to be nice to other people, to share with others, to be helpful if someone is feeling hurt, upset or ill, to be kind to younger children and to volunteer to help others. The study also showed promising trends in relation to young people’s sense of how they are accepted and supported by peers and siblings. As well as being of benefit for their coping, emotional well-being and quality of life in the ‘here and now’, research has shown that developing social competence with peers is important for later employment and social success (Huston and Ripke, 2006; Kelly et al, 2009, 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.
Relationships and social support: Parental Trust scale (Inventory of Parent Attachment) (Armsden and Greenberg, 1987, Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of Dolan et al 2010) measures the extent to which the child feels that he or she has a trusting relationship with their parent or guardian.; Social Provisions Scale (SPS-R) examines the degree to which child social relationships provide support to the child across 4 sources of support (Perceived Social Support): Friends, Parents, Siblings, Other adults. The type of support provided is measured across 4 dimensions: (a) concrete support; (b) emotional support; (c) esteem support; and (d) advice support (Cutrona and Russell, 1990, Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of Dolan et al 2010).
study sample: 164 young people, 84 in the intervention group, rest in the control group
2-year period (October 2007 to October 2009)