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SynthesisJournal of youth and adolescence2019

The Effects of Youth Mentoring Programs: A Meta-analysis of Outcome Studies.

Elizabeth B Raposa, Jean Rhodes, Geert Jan J M Stams, Noel Card, Samantha Burton, Sarah Schwartz, Laura A Yoviene Sykes, Stella Kanchewa, Janis Kupersmidt, Saida Hussain

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of youth and adolescence, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05555472 (The Effectiveness of the Youth Initiated Mentoring Approach for Juvenile Delinquents), which is not on this map. Cited by 73 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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73citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
40.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05555472 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of the Youth Initiated Mentoring Approach for Juvenile Delinquents

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AmsterdamRan2022 to 2024Enrolled300ConditionsJuvenile Delinquency, Youth Initiated Mentoring (YIM) ApproachArmsHalt-intervention, Youth Initiated Mentoring (YIM) approach
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 329 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Investigating Effects of Mentoring for Youth with Assault Injuries: Results of a Randomized-Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022
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  7. A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Role of Youth Emotion Regulation in Mentoring Relationships.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022
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  10. The Effectiveness of a Community-Based Mentoring Program for Children Aged 5-11 Years: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021
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13 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Elizabeth B RaposaDepartment of Psychological Sciences, College of William and Mary, 540 Landrum Dr., Williamsburg, VA, 23188, USA. ebraposa@wm.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-3862
Jean RhodesDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
Geert Jan J M StamsDepartment of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Noel CardDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Samantha BurtonDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
Sarah SchwartzDepartment of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA.
Laura A Yoviene SykesDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
Stella KanchewaDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
Janis KupersmidtInnovation Research & Training, Durham, NC, USA.
Saida HussainDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
University of Massachusetts Boston · USInnovation Research and Training · USSuffolk University · USUniversity of Amsterdam · NLUniversity of Connecticut · USUniversity of Virginia · USWilliam & Mary · US

Funding

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Connected LearningMENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership n/a
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mentoring programs, which pair youth with caring, non-parental adults with the goal of promoting positive youth development, are an increasingly popular strategy for early intervention with at-risk youth. However, important questions remain about the extent to which these interventions improve youth outcomes. The present study involved a comprehensive meta-analysis of all outcome studies of intergenerational, one-on-one youth mentoring programs written in the English language between 1975 and 2017, using rigorous inclusion criteria designed to align with developmental theories of youth mentoring. Analysis of 70 mentoring outcome studies, with a sample size of 25,286 youth (average age of 12 years old), yielded a statistically significant effect of mentoring programs across all youth outcomes. The observed effect size fell within the medium/moderate range according to empirical guidelines derived from universal prevention programs for youth, and was consistent with past meta-analyses of youth mentoring. Moderation analyses indicated that programs serving a larger proportion of male youth, deploying a greater percentage of male mentors or mentors with a helping profession background, and requiring shorter meetings yielded larger effect sizes, as did evaluations that relied on questionnaires and youth self-report. Taken together, these findings provide some support for the efficacy of mentoring interventions, while also emphasizing the need to remain realistic about the modest impact of these programs as currently implemented, and highlighting opportunities for improving the quality and rigor of mentoring practices.

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Interpersonal RelationsAdolescentAdultChildFemaleHumansMaleMentoringMentorsOutcome Assessment, Health CareProgram EvaluationSelf ReportSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesMeta-analysisRelational theoryYouth mentoring

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PMID30661211
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