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Linguistic predictors of the mentor-mentee relationship in a peer support program for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

iPeer2Peer is an online peer mentoring program for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. Linguistic synchrony between mentors and mentees has been proposed to facilitate the development of positive mentoring relationships. We used secondary data analysis to assess linguistic synchrony in the...

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Published in:Children's Health Care Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 329 - 350
Main Authors: Wanstall, Elizabeth A., Ahola Kohut, Sara
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul-Sep2025
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          Wanstall, Elizabeth A.
          Ahola Kohut, Sara
        affil: Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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          Linguistics
          Interpersonal Relations
          Mentorship
          Peer Group
          Support Groups
          Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Psychosocial Factors
          Program Evaluation
          Communication Evaluation
          Outcomes (Health Care)
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Secondary Analysis
          Hospitals, Pediatric Canada
          Canada
          Internet-Based Intervention
          Adolescent Psychology
          Adaptation, Psychological
          Support, Psychosocial
          Patient Education Methods
          Funding Source
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: iPeer2Peer is an online peer mentoring program for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. Linguistic synchrony between mentors and mentees has been proposed to facilitate the development of positive mentoring relationships. We used secondary data analysis to assess linguistic synchrony in the first sessions of iPeer2Peer (N = 56) and how this related to program outcomes. The synchronous use of "I," discussion of friendships, focus on future and asynchronous discussion of leisure were significant predictors of program outcomes. This highlights the utility of assessing linguistic synchrony in the context of peer mentorship programs to inform how mentors approach their contributions in such programs.
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