The Benefits of Mentoring for Young People
Information from youth.gov listing the various benefits of mentoring for mentees and mentors.
Article published in Psychology Today listing 6 qualities of a good mentor.
Positive Effects of Mentoring on the Mental Health and Behavior of Youth.
Journal article from the Center for Addiction and Mental Health about how mentoring can have a positive effect on the mental health and behavior of youth.
Research published by MENTOR, The National Mentoring Partnership, about the experiences of at-risk young people surveyed showing significant positive outcomes for those who had a mentor.
Research published in PubMed Central (PMC) which is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine. The study is a multidisciplinary meta-analysis comparing mentored and non-mentored individuals of the three major areas of mentoring research (youth, academic, workplace).
Study Highlights the Benefits of Serving as a Mentor
A study published in the Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring that conducts a meta-analysis of the career benefits associated with mentoring.