The effects of youth mentoring programs: A meta-analysis of outcome studies

Key Findings:

• Analysis of 70 mentoring outcome studies

• Sample of 25,286 youth (average age 12)

• Mean effect of mentoring on youth outcomes was .21

• Programs serving higher percentages of male youth showed larger effects

• Mentor experience matters significantly for outcomes

Published in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence

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

Authors: Raposa, E. B., Rhodes, J., Stams, G.J., Card, N., Burton, S., Schwartz, S., Sykes, L.Y., Kanchewa, S., Kupersmidt, J., & Hussain, S. (2019)

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