"It Is Not Necessary to Organize a Trip to the Moon": A Mixed Method Study with Mentors in the Italian Mentor-Up Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Marino, Claudia; Gaboardi, Marta; Kaufman, Michelle R.; Bonichini, Sabrina; Bergamin, Marisa; Canale, Natale; Santinello, Massimo
Titel	"It Is Not Necessary to Organize a Trip to the Moon": A Mixed Method Study with Mentors in the Italian Mentor-Up Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 30 (2022) 3, S.293-311 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-1267
DOI	10.1080/13611267.2022.2070993
Schlagwörter	Mentors; Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Burnout; Psychological Patterns; Computer Mediated Communication; Interpersonal Relationship; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Computerkonferenz; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Italien
Abstract	This study used a mixed methods approach to explore the experience of mentors involved in the Mentor-UP program during the COVID-19 pandemic in Padova, Italy. In Study 1, a total of 53 mentors completed an online questionnaire at the end of the program. Results of the path analysis showed that mentors' perceived support from the program staff was associated with lower levels of psycho-physical burnout, which in turn was negatively associated with online communication frequency, and the latter was positively associated with mentoring relationship quality. Study 2 analyzed in more detail the mentor-mentee relationships during the pandemic and specifically how COVID-19 may have affected the program. Two online focus groups were conducted and transcripts analyzed using thematic analysis. Results indicated that online mentoring interactions, although different from face-to-face, were valuable and allowed the establishment of supportive relationships for youth. Findings suggest program staff should provide constant support to mentors. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01