TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Time-limited, structured youth mentoring and adolescent problem behaviors
JO  - Applied developmental science
A1  - Weiler, Lindsey M.
A1  - Haddock, Shelley A.
A1  - Zimmerman, Toni S.
A1  - Henry, Kimberly L.
A1  - Krafchick, Jennifer L.
A1  - Youngblade, Lise M.
SP  - 196
EP  - 205
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1088-8691
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2015.1014484
ID  - ref1
ER  -