Mentoring Relationships Experienced by Urban Indian Youth-Do These Matter? : An Exploratory Study
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: The beneficial impact of mentoring relationships in the lives of youth has been well documented. However a bulk of this literature is about youth at risk and most studies pertain to examination of outcomes of formal mentoring programs. There is a significant dearth of studies on mentoring relationships experienced by urban Indian youth in the general community. The present study explored the availability of mentoring relationships, satisfaction with the same and its association with indices of well being and positive youth development in a sample of urban Indian youth. Methodology: One hundred and eighty two youth in 17-30 years of age range were sampled from a metropolitan city in South India. A mentoring relationship survey along with standardized measures of psychological well being and self esteem as well as items on positive youth development indicators were used. Results: Forty five percent of the sampled youth reported current availability of a mentoring relationship. Majority of these relationships involved informal mentoring. Youth who reported availability of a mentor had higher levels of psychological well being and were more likely to report better emotional health, perceived support and more engagement in helpful/service oriented activities than their counterparts. Providing motivation and inspiration to the mentees to do their best, freedom to share experiences and guidance to do something that mentee wanted were some of the most commonly endorsed mentoring functions. Conclusion: Mentoring relationships serve multiple functions for urban Indian youth. The findings have implications for development and strengthening of mentoring initiatives for urban Indian youth.
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Priya Singh, Seema Mehrotra
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