LET's CONNECT Community Mentorship Program for Adolescents with Peer Social Problems: A Randomized Intervention Trial.

This study examined the effectiveness of LET's CONNECT (LC), a community mentorship program based on the positive youth development model. Participants were 218 youth (66.5% girls), ages 12 to 15, who reported peer victimization, bullying perpetration, and/or low social connectedness. These youth we...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Community Psychology Vol. 68; no. 3/4; pp. 310 - 323
Autores principales: King, Cheryl A., Gipson, Polly Y., Arango, Alejandra, Lernihan, Deanna, Clark, Michael, Ewell Foster, Cynthia, Caldwell, Cleopatra, Ghaziuddin, Neera, Stone, Deborah
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2021
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          King, Cheryl A.
          Gipson, Polly Y.
          Arango, Alejandra
          Lernihan, Deanna
          Clark, Michael
          Ewell Foster, Cynthia
          Caldwell, Cleopatra
          Ghaziuddin, Neera
          Stone, Deborah
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          Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI,, USA
          Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI,, USA
          Consulting for Statistics, Computing and Analytics Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI,, USA
          Department of Health Behavior and Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI,, USA
          U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta GA,, USA
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        Bullying
        Social problems
        Social belonging
        Mentoring
        Suicidal behavior
        Youth development
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          Bullying
          Social problems
          Social belonging
          Mentoring
          Suicidal behavior
          Youth development
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        Adolescence
        Community mentorship
        Intervention trial
        Peer victimization
        Self‐esteem
        Social connectedness
        Adolescence
        Community mentorship
        Intervention trial
        Peer victimization
        Self‐esteem
        Social connectedness
      ab: This study examined the effectiveness of LET's CONNECT (LC), a community mentorship program based on the positive youth development model. Participants were 218 youth (66.5% girls), ages 12 to 15, who reported peer victimization, bullying perpetration, and/or low social connectedness. These youth were randomized to LC or the control group (community resource information). The LC program linked youth to community mentors who connected with youth and facilitated their involvement in social growth activities across a 16‐month period. Outcomes were assessed at 6 and 16 months with self‐report measures of social and community connectedness, thwarted belongingness, depression, self‐esteem, and suicidal ideation and behavior. In intent‐to‐treat analyses, LC was associated with modest positive effects for social connectedness, self‐esteem, and depression. It had no effects on suicidal ideation or behavior. Results suggest that LC has the potential to positively impact the developmental trajectories of youth dealing with the interpersonal challenges of victimization, bullying perpetration, or low social connectedness. LC implementation challenges and directions for further research are also discussed. Highlights: LET's CONNECT (LC) is a community mentorship program for youth with peer social problems.We examined the effectiveness of LC in a randomized intervention trial.LC was associated with modest benefits, including improved social connectedness and self‐esteem.LC may positively impact the developmental trajectories of youth with peer social problems.
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