@article{ref1,
title="The different role of mentor support along the high-school dropout process",
journal="Youth and society",
year="2019",
author="Itzhaki, Yael",
volume="51",
number="7",
pages="981-1008",
abstract="This study examined the contribution of mentor support to the following aspects of high-school dropouts' lives: the personal (self-esteem, and the process of becoming less religious [BLR]), social (societal conditional positive and negative regard) and psychological (well-being and loneliness). The study, conducted among Ultraorthodox Jewish males, included 261 participants, aged 14 years to 21 years (M = 17, SD = 1.17), who were at different stages in the dropout process. <br><br>FINDINGS indicated a significant difference in the contribution of mentor support. Among youths still in their yeshiva high schools, mentor support made only a minor contribution to the process of BLR; for youths in a program for dropouts, mentor support made a positive contribution to most aspects of their lives. However, among dropouts, mentor support contributed negatively to all aspects that were examined in the current study. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the importance of further illuminating the role of mentor support and adapting it to youths' needs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0044-118X",
doi="10.1177/0044118X18803260",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X18803260"
}