Can mentoring promote self-esteem and school connectedness? An evaluation of the Mentor-UP project /
Research in the United States has shown that youth mentoring is a promising strategy for increasing self-esteem and school connectedness in at-risk youth. There has been little confirmation of those findings internationally. The current study evaluates the impact of mentoring by trained university s...
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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[Madrid] :
Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid,
2020.
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| Acceso en línea: | https://elibro.net/ereader/siduncu/125617 |
| Sumario: | Research in the United States has shown that youth mentoring is a promising strategy for increasing self-esteem and school connectedness in at-risk youth. There has been little confirmation of those findings internationally. The current study evaluates the impact of mentoring by trained university students on childrens self-esteem and school connectedness compared to schoolmates not involved in the program. Mentor-UP is a school- and community-based weekly mentoring program implemented in northern Italy over a period of seven months. Participants (209 students - 34 in the experimental group and 175 in the comparison group - aged between 11 and 13, 56% male, 27% immigrants) reported their levels of self- esteem and school connectedness at the beginning and at the end of the program. Results showed a significant increase in mentees self-esteem compared to the control group, while the difference in school-connectedness was nonsignificant. The findings support the effectiveness of Mentor-UP in nurturing youths self-esteem. |
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| Frecuencia de Publicación: | Cuatrimestral |
| ISSN: | 1132-0559 ISSN1132-0559 |
