Citation

Weiler LM, Haddock SA, Zimmerman TS, Henry KL, Krafchick JL, Youngblade LM. Appl. Dev. Sci. 2015; 19(4): 196-205.

Affiliation

Department Head; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Associate Dean for Research; College of Health and Human Sciences, Colorado State University, 303 Behavioral Sciences Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (970) 491-5558.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10888691.2015.1014484

PMID

26640362

PMCID

PMC4667804

Abstract

Youth mentoring can have a profound impact on the lives of high-risk youth. This study presents the Campus Corps program, a time-limited (12-week), structured mentoring program for high-risk youth (ages 11-18), and results from a quasi-experimental pilot evaluation. Baseline and post-intervention problem behavior data from 315 offending youth were used in multiple regression analyses. After accounting for baseline group differences, pre-intervention scores, and demographic covariates, Campus Corps participants (n=187, 63.1% male) reported less engagement in problem behavior, lower acceptance of problem behavior, and greater sense of autonomy from marijuana use post-intervention than participants in the comparison condition (n=128, 66.4% male). Conversely, post-intervention group differences were not observed for peer refusal skills or autonomy from alcohol use. A description of the Campus Corps program design and supplemental preliminary findings contribute to the growing knowledge base of youth mentoring program designs and outcomes.

Language: en