Positive Youth Development Profiles of Cross-Age Peer Mentors

Autor/inn/en	Deane, Kelsey L.; Meissel, Kane; Moore, Julie; Gillham, Bridgette
Titel	Positive Youth Development Profiles of Cross-Age Peer Mentors
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 22 (2018) 4, S.301-315 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
DOI	10.1080/10888691.2017.1295810
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Youth Programs; Mentors; Leadership Qualities; Interpersonal Competence; Role Models; Service Learning; Cross Age Teaching; Student Characteristics; Secondary School Students; Student Development; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Jugendsofortprogramm; Führungseigenschaft; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Identifikationsfigur; Service-Learning; Sekundarschüler; Neuseeland
Abstract	To engage more youth in service, we require further research on the characteristics of youth who serve, particularly disadvantaged youth with limited access to formal service opportunities. This study investigated the positive youth development characteristics of New Zealand youth who decided to mentor younger peers in the Stars program for the first time (n = 109), those who returned to mentor for a subsequent year (n = 48), and similar youth not involved in Stars (n = 51) to determine what characteristics differentiate these groups. Returning mentors had the highest levels of social competency and involvement and a strong leadership orientation. New mentors had the second highest levels of leadership orientation but the lowest levels of social competency and involvement. The propensity for leadership in mentors was associated with having many positive adult role models. Strategies to engage more young people in service as cross-age peer mentors are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01