"We're in this Together:" A Study on Mutuality in Youth Mentoring Relationships
Abstract
As the field of youth mentoring grows, the need to
analyze youth mentoring relationships and their efficacy
is crucial. My research attempts to discover a greater
understanding on not only the influence of youth
mentoring on the mentees’ lives but also on the mentors’
lives. Through interviews and surveys conducted at the
Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, I gathered significant
data from both the mentor and mentee. Results were
consistent with literature on youth mentoring
relationships, which explains that non-relative adult
relationships do play an important role a young persons’
development. The results found significant evidence
that mentors also gain positive development from
mentoring relationships. This evidence can be tied to
feminist literature on mutuality.