Can Mentoring Promote Self-esteem and School Connectedness? An Evaluation of the Mentor-UP Project

IF 3.6 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychosocial Intervention Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.5093/PI2019A13

C. Marino, M. Santinello, Michela Lenzi, Paolo Santoro, Marisa Bergamin, M. Gaboardi, A. Calcagnì, G. Altoé, Douglas D. Perkins

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espanolRESUMEN La investigacion en EE.UU. ha demostrado que la mentoria juvenil es una estrategia prometedora para aumentar la autoestima y la conexion escolar en jovenes en situacion de riesgo. Sin embargo, ha habido escasa confirmacion de estos hallazgos a nivel internacional. El estudio actual evalua el impacto de la mentoria por parte de estudiantes universitarios capacitados en autoestima y conexion escolar de los ninos en comparacion con los companeros de escuela que no participaron en el programa. Mentor-UP es un programa de mentoria semanal llevado a cabo en la escuela y la comunidad que se implemento en el norte de Italia durante un periodo de siete meses. Los participantes (209 estudiantes, 34 en el grupo experimental y 175 en el grupo de comparacion de edades comprendidas entre 11 y 13 anos, 56% hombres, 27% inmigrantes) informaron de su nivel de autoestima y conexion escolar al principio y al final del programa. Los resultados mostraron un aumento significativo en la autoestima de los ninos mentorizados en comparacion con el grupo de control, mientras que la diferencia en la conexion escolar no fue significativa. Los hallazgos respaldan la efectividad de Mentor-UP para fomentar la autoestima de los jovenes. EnglishABSTRACT 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 children’s 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 youth’s self-esteem.

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辅导能促进自尊和学校联系吗？导师UP项目评估

西班牙在美国的研究表明，青年辅导是一种有希望的策略，可以提高处于危险中的年轻人的自尊和学校联系。然而，这些发现在国际上几乎没有得到证实。目前的研究评估了接受过儿童自尊和学校联系培训的大学生与没有参加该计划的同学相比，导师的影响。Mentor-Up是一项每周在学校和社区开展的辅导计划，在意大利北部实施为期7个月。参与者（209名学生，34名实验组和175名11至13岁的比较组，56%的男性，27%的移民）在课程开始和结束时报告了他们的自尊水平和学校联系。结果显示，与对照组相比，接受辅导的儿童的自尊显著提高，而学校联系的差异不显著。这些发现支持导师在培养年轻人自尊方面的有效性。美国的Englishabstract研究表明，青年辅导是一项有希望的战略，可以增加处于危险中的青年的自尊和学校联系。在国际上，这些发现几乎没有得到证实。与不参与该计划的同学相比，目前的研究评估了受过培训的大学生的辅导对儿童自我感觉和学校联系的影响。导师制是一项以学校和社区为基础的每周辅导计划，在意大利北部实施了7个月。参与者（209名学生-实验组34名，比较组175名学生-年龄在11至13岁之间，56%为男性，27%为移民）在课程开始和结束时报告了他们的自我感觉和学校联系水平。结果显示，与对照组相比，心理自我感觉显著增加，而学校联系的差异并不显著。研究结果支持导师在培养青年自我价值观方面的有效性。

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Psychosocial Intervention PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

8.30%

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审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychosocial Intervention is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes papers in all areas relevant to psychosocial intervention at the individual, family, social networks, organization, community, and population levels. The Journal emphasizes an evidence-based perspective and welcomes papers reporting original basic and applied research, program evaluation, and intervention results. The journal will also feature integrative reviews, and specialized papers on theoretical advances and methodological issues. Psychosocial Intervention is committed to advance knowledge, and to provide scientific evidence informing psychosocial interventions tackling social and community problems, and promoting social welfare and quality of life. Psychosocial Intervention welcomes contributions from all areas of psychology and allied disciplines, such as sociology, social work, social epidemiology, and public health. Psychosocial Intervention aims to be international in scope, and will publish papers both in Spanish and English.