TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The different role of mentor support along the high-school dropout process
JO  - Youth and society
A1  - Itzhaki, Yael
SP  - 981
EP  - 1008
VL  - 51
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0044-118X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X18803260
ID  - ref1
ER  -