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An evaluation of factors leading to mentor satisfaction with the mentoring relationship

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  • Martin, Shannon M.
  • Sifers, Sarah K.

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This study assessed factors related to mentor satisfaction. Eighty-one youth mentors were surveyed to evaluate the effect of training, agency support, and confidence on mentor satisfaction. Linear regressions showed that greater perceived training and confidence significantly predicted greater mentor satisfaction within the mentoring relationship, and agency support marginally supported this relationship. These findings show the need for agencies to provide initial training, ongoing support, and to ensure their mentors are confident in their abilities as a mentor to guarantee that their mentors are satisfied in their relationships, perhaps making them more likely to continue mentoring. Participant comments provide support for specific suggestions for mentoring programs.

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  • Martin, Shannon M. & Sifers, Sarah K., 2012. "An evaluation of factors leading to mentor satisfaction with the mentoring relationship," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 940-945.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:34:y:2012:i:5:p:940-945
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.025
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    1. Silke, Charlotte & Brady, Bernadine & Dolan, Pat, 2019. "Relational dynamics in formal youth mentoring programmes: A longitudinal investigation into the association between relationship satisfaction and youth outcomes," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 1-1.
    2. Shelley Gower & Zakia Jeemi & Jaya A. R. Dantas, 2022. "“You Have to Go Gently”: Mentors’ Perspectives of a Peer Mentoring Empowerment Program to Reduce Marginalization in Refugee and Migrant Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-15, May.
    3. Larsson, Madelene & Pettersson, Camilla & Eriksson, Charli & Skoog, Therése, 2016. "Initial motives and organizational context enabling female mentors' engagement in formal mentoring – A qualitative study from the mentors' perspective," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 17-26.
    4. Limor Goldner & Adar Ben-Eliyahu, 2021. "Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-29, May.

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