@article{ref1,
title="Time-limited, structured youth mentoring and adolescent problem behaviors",
journal="Applied developmental science",
year="2015",
author="Weiler, Lindsey M. and Haddock, Shelley A. and Zimmerman, Toni S. and Henry, Kimberly L. and Krafchick, Jennifer L. and Youngblade, Lise M.",
volume="19",
number="4",
pages="196-205",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1088-8691",
doi="10.1080/10888691.2015.1014484",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2015.1014484"
}