Time-Limited, Structured Youth Mentoring and Adolescent Problem Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	Weiler, Lindsey M.; Haddock, Shelley A.; Zimmerman, Toni S.; Henry, Kimberly L.; Krafchick, Jennifer L.; Youngblade, Lise M.
Titel	Time-Limited, Structured Youth Mentoring and Adolescent Problem Behaviors
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 19 (2015) 4, S.196-205 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
DOI	10.1080/10888691.2015.1014484
Schlagwörter	Mentors; Youth; Youth Programs; At Risk Persons; Adolescents; Intervention; Demography; Predictor Variables; Behavior Problems; Marijuana; Comparative Analysis; Drinking; College Students; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Participant Characteristics; Reliability; Measures (Individuals); Quasiexperimental Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Jugendsofortprogramm; Risikogruppe; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Demografie; Prädiktor; Trinken; Collegestudent; Reliabilität; Messdaten
Abstract	Youth mentoring can have a profound impact on the lives of high-risk youth. This study presents the Campus Corps program, a time-limited (12-week), structured mentoring program for high-risk youth (ages 11--18), and results from a quasi-experimental pilot evaluation. Baseline and post-intervention problem behavior data from 315 offending youth were used in multiple regression analyses. After accounting for baseline group differences, pre-intervention scores, and demographic covariates, Campus Corps participants (n = 187, 63.1% male) reported less engagement in problem behavior, lower acceptance of problem behavior, and a greater sense of autonomy from marijuana use post-intervention than participants in the comparison condition (n = 128, 66.4% male). Conversely, post-intervention group differences were not observed for peer refusal skills or autonomy from alcohol use. A description of the Campus Corps program design and supplemental preliminary findings contribute to the growing knowledge base of youth mentoring program designs and outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01