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The positive impacts on youth in mentorship programs have been studied for years. Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada sponsored a five year study which highlighted the impacts of mentorship on youth. The results of the study include:
- Girls with a Big Sister are two and a half times more likely than girls without a mentor to be confident in their ability to be successful at school
- Boys with a Big Brother are three times less likely than boys without a mentor to suffer peer pressure related anxiety, such as worrying about what other children think or say about them.
- Mentored boys are two times more likely to believe that school is fun and that doing well academically is important.
- Mentored boys are also two times less likely than non-mentored boys to develop negative conducts like bullying, fighting, lying, cheating, losing their temper or expressing anger.
The study reveals what many have already said about mentoring. According to Youth.gov, mentoring has an impact on high school graduation rates, lower drop out rates, enhanced self-esteem, improved behavior at school and home, and improved interpersonal skills.
Mentoring gives a child a person to look up to as their role model when they may not have one in their life. Not every child is fortunate enough to have a person in their life who can positively impact their future- and that is why mentoring is so important. The effects of being exposed to a positive influence has more than enough benefit for a child and the life they truly deserve.
Sources
"Benefits for Young People." Youth.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2016.
"Youth Mentoring Linked to Many Positive Effects, New Study Shows." Science Daily. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 15 Jan. 2013. Web. 23 Nov. 2016.
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