Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Kurzfristig (< 1 Jahr)
Mikro (Individuum)
Sozial

improved relationships between mentees and their parents and siblings

Beziehungsaufbau und Interaktiosfähigkeiten

Impact on the relationship with siblings did not emerge strongly as a theme. However, there were some indications that relationships with siblings improved somewhat in cases where the young person had been engaged in disruptive behaviour in the home, but had ‘calmed down’ as a result of their participation in the BBBS programme. In summary, there were indications across the case studies that relationships between young people and their parents improved as a consequence of their taking part in the mentoring relationship – it gave the parents a break, helped to alleviate tension and conflict in the relationship where such conflict was present and showed the young people that they could ‘get on’ with other adults. There was also some evidence that BBBS case workers directly supported parents with parenting issues in relation to the child taking part in the programme.

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 8
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