Motivations, program support, and personal growth: Mentors perspectives on the reciprocal benefits of cross-racial mentoring relationships with black youth

Kristian Jones, Ruben Parra-Cardona, Bernadette Sánchez, Shetal Vohra-Gupta and Cynthia Franklin

Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 150, issue C

Abstract: Community-based mentoring (CBM) programs are popular interventions for promoting positive youth development outcomes for Black youth, however, many youth mentoring relationships in CBM programs (e.g., Big Brothers Big Sisters) are characterized by cross-racial matches. There is scarce research describing how mentors’ motivations and life experiences influence interactions with their mentee, the program components that supported them as mentors, and the perceived benefits they attribute to participating in cross-racial mentoring relationship. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, 28 interviews were conducted with current and former mentors from six different Big Brothers Big Sisters community-based mentoring programs across the United States. The findings highlight specific factors that motivate individuals to volunteer their time as a mentor, mentoring program components mentors found helpful throughout the relationship, and the benefits they receive from engaging in a cross-racial mentoring relationship with Black youth.

Keywords: Youth mentoring; Cross-racial mentoring relationships; Black youth; Personal growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106996

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