Raposa Elizabeth B, Dietz Nathan, Rhodes Jean E
Department of Psychology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA.
Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2017 Mar;59(1-2):3-14. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12117. Epub 2017 Feb 22.
Over the past decade, considerable resources have been devoted to recruiting volunteer mentors and expanding mentoring programs. It is unclear whether these efforts have helped to counter the broader national trends of declining volunteer rates. The current study uses data from the Volunteering Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, to explore population-level trends in mentoring over the past decade. Results suggest that mentoring rates have remained relatively stable over the past decade, but that the population of mentors has changed somewhat in terms of age, ethnicity, educational background, and region of the United States. In addition, certain sectors of the mentor population show higher rates of attrition from 1 year to the next. Findings have important implications for the development of recruitment, training, and mentor support practices within mentoring organizations, as well as policies designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth in the U.S.
在过去十年中，大量资源被投入到招募志愿者导师和扩大辅导项目上。目前尚不清楚这些努力是否有助于扭转全国志愿者参与率下降的总体趋势。本研究使用了由美国人口普查局和美国劳工统计局赞助的当前人口调查（CPS）志愿者补充调查的数据，以探讨过去十年中辅导工作在人口层面的趋势。结果表明，在过去十年中，辅导率一直相对稳定，但导师群体在年龄、种族、教育背景和美国地区方面有所变化。此外，部分导师群体从一年到下一年的流失率较高。这些发现对辅导组织内部的招募、培训和导师支持实践的发展，以及旨在满足美国高危青少年需求的政策具有重要意义。
