Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Kurzfristig (< 1 Jahr)
Mikro (Individuum)
Psychisch & Physiologisch

improved emotional well-being of mentees

psychosoziales Befinden

In summary, there are a number of ways in which young people gained in emotional well-being from taking part in the BBBS programme. Firstly, all of the 9 young people were described as ‘happy’ and appeared to derive great enjoyment from their match – an emotional state associated with well-being. This is likely to be as a result of opportunities to engage in new activities and enjoy the companionship that shared activities can bring. Secondly, the process of ‘emotion coaching’ (described earlier in relation to some young people with behavioural, emotional and relationship issues, see Chapter 2, ‘Emotional support’) appears to have had the effect of making some young people calmer and more in control of their behaviour at home and in social settings. Thirdly, there were reports by parents and case workers of increased confidence in some young people, particularly girls who had previously been shy and withdrawn.

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
interview schedules are available in appendix 5
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

Qualitative Interviewbefragungen (persönlich)
There were 72 young people matched with a mentor as part of the randomised control trial (RCT) study (see Report 1). The research team asked BBBS project staff to identify matches that were established and that would be willing to participate in a series of interviews. A total of 21 matches agreed to participate. The research team then reviewed this sample and selected a purposive sample of 10 case studies representing a balance across characteristics of age, gender, location, family situation and reason for referral. The case studies were conducted in two phases – at the early stages of the mentoring relationship and approximately 6 months later: • The first round of interviews was undertaken with young people, parents, mentors and staff in each case between October 2008 and March 2009, when 34 interviews were completed. • The second round of interviews was conducted with each case study between May and October 2009. On this occasion, 31 interviews were completed.
October 2008-October 2009