Department of Educational Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA.
School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
J Community Psychol. 2023 Sep;51(7):2802-2827. doi: 10.1002/jcop.23073. Epub 2023 Jul 17.
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) facilitates mentoring relationships between youth and volunteer mentors. Although research has examined outcomes for youth in BBBS, relatively less investigation has been undertaken for volunteer outcomes. This study explored factors associated with changes in psychological well-being among BBBS volunteer mentors. Participants included 593 mentors (Mage = 31) surveyed at study baseline and 15-month follow-up. A classification and regression decision tree approach was used to predict residualized change in psychological well-being from study baseline with match length included as the first split variable, and demographic, individual, and relationship variables included as candidate predictors. Analyses indicated that mentors with longer relationships (>4.5 months) reported more positive change in psychological well-being compared with mentors with shorter relationships. Perceived quality of program supervision was a further predictor within both groups of volunteers. Findings suggest that longer relationships and greater program support may contribute to mentor well-being.
“大哥哥大姐姐”组织（BBBS）促进青年和志愿者导师之间的指导关系。虽然研究已经考察了 BBBS 对青年的结果，但对志愿者结果的调查相对较少。本研究探讨了与 BBBS 志愿者导师心理健康变化相关的因素。参与者包括在研究基线和 15 个月随访时接受调查的 593 名导师（Mage=31）。使用分类和回归决策树方法来预测从研究基线到心理健康的剩余变化，其中匹配长度作为第一个分裂变量，以及人口统计学、个体和关系变量作为候选预测变量。分析表明，与关系较短（<4.5 个月）的导师相比，关系较长（>4.5 个月）的导师报告了更积极的心理健康变化。计划监督的感知质量是两个志愿者群体内的另一个预测因素。研究结果表明，较长的关系和更多的项目支持可能有助于导师的幸福感。
