TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - LET's CONNECT: community mentorship program for adolescents with peer social problems: a randomized intervention trial
JO  - American journal of community psychology
A1  - King, Cheryl A.
A1  - Gipson, Polly Y.
A1  - Arango, Alejandra
A1  - Lernihan, Deanna
A1  - Clark, Michael
A1  - Ewell Foster, Cynthia
A1  - Caldwell, Cleopatra
A1  - Ghaziuddin, Neera
A1  - Stone, Deborah
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study examined the effectiveness of LET's CONNECT (LC), a community mentorship program based on the positive youth development model. Participants were 218 youth (66.5% girls), ages 12 to 15, who reported peer victimization, bullying perpetration, and/or low social connectedness. These youth were randomized to LC or the control group (community resource information). The LC program linked youth to community mentors who connected with youth and facilitated their involvement in social growth activities across a 16-month period. Outcomes were assessed at 6 and 16 months with self-report measures of social and community connectedness, thwarted belongingness, depression, self-esteem, and suicidal ideation and behavior. In intent-to-treat analyses, LC was associated with modest positive effects for social connectedness, self-esteem, and depression. It had no effects on suicidal ideation or behavior. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that LC has the potential to positively impact the developmental trajectories of youth dealing with the interpersonal challenges of victimization, bullying perpetration, or low social connectedness. LC implementation challenges and directions for further research are also discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-0562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12528
ID  - ref1
ER  -