Qualitative analysis of the peer-mentoring relationship among individuals with spinal cord injury
| Autor: | Emily M. Veith, Naoko Yura Yasui, Jack E. Sherman, Teresa A. Pellino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Program evaluation
media_common.quotation_subject education Rehabilitation Perspective (graphical) Psychological intervention Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation medicine.disease Grounded theory Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Peer mentoring Credibility medicine Quality (business) Psychology Spinal cord injury Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Rehabilitation Psychology. 51:289-298 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1544 0090-5550 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0090-5550.51.4.289 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To identify salient dimensions and outcomes of the peer-mentoring relationship among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). To understand from the perspective of the mentee how the mentoring relationship differs from other supportive relationships. Study Design: Qualitative. Participants: Convenience sample of 7 mentees from a hospital-based SCI peer-mentoring project. Method: Telephone interviews with mentees were conducted 1– 4 months postdischarge, and results were coanalyzed with grounded theory methodology. Results: Mentees emphasized the impact of the mentor in terms of his or her practical, emotional, and identity-changing influence. Relationship quality was influenced by multiple factors (e.g., age, friendliness). Five components of the relationship (credibility, equitability, mutuality, acceptance, normalization) differentiated mentoring from other supportive relationships. Conclusions: Peer mentors provide a unique combination of supportive elements not replicated by other relationships. Mentoring programs are useful interventions for facilitating adjustment after SCI. Recommendations for implementing a mentoring program are provided on the basis of participant suggestions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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