Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University.
Rees Centre for Research in Fostering and Education Department of Education, University of Oxford.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2019;89(2):134-143. doi: 10.1037/ort0000320. Epub 2018 Feb 19.
Hope has long been viewed as important to individuals attempting to overcome obstacles. Overall hope is the combination of one's appraisal of capability and determination to achieve goals (Agency) and identifying viable routes to reach them (Pathway) (Snyder, 1994). The main goal of this study was to examine the incremental contribution of mentoring to hope among youth on the verge of leaving care above and beyond related personal characteristics and placement history. The sample included 148 adolescents in residential care in Israel who had adult mentors (ages 16-19). Results showed that lower levels of parental education and being in a welfare residential placement were associated with decreased levels of hope. Mentoring length and various mentoring functions ("role model," "parental figure," and "independence promoter") were found to have a significant contribution to the prediction of hope above and beyond associated individual and placement variables. Based upon these findings, residential care leaders should recruit and select mentors for longevity, and train mentors to serve as role models and parental figures who focus on independent living in order to influence hope among youth who are about to leave care. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
希望一直被视为个体克服障碍的重要因素。总体希望是一个人对能力的评价和实现目标的决心（能动性）以及确定可行途径的结合（途径）（Snyder，1994）。本研究的主要目的是检验在以色列即将离开护理的青年中，除了相关的个人特征和安置历史之外，辅导对希望的增量贡献。样本包括 148 名在以色列居住护理中的青少年，他们有成年导师（年龄在 16-19 岁之间）。结果表明，父母教育程度较低和在福利居住安置中与希望水平降低有关。辅导时间长短和各种辅导功能（“榜样”、“父母形象”和“独立推动者”）被发现对希望的预测有显著贡献，超过了相关的个体和安置变量。基于这些发现，居住护理机构的负责人应该招募和选择有长期辅导经验的导师，并培训导师成为榜样和父母形象，注重独立生活，以影响即将离开护理的青少年的希望。（PsycINFO 数据库记录（c）2019 APA，保留所有权利）。
