Autori
Ronconi, Lucia
Marino, Claudia
Santinello, Massimo
Bergamin, Marisa

Titolo
La motivazione e la soddisfazione dei mentor che partecipano al programma Mentor-UP
Periodico
Giornale italiano di psicologia
Anno: 2020 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 569 - Pagina finale: 596

Whereas the positive impact of mentoring programs on at-risk children(mentee) has been shown in previous research in the field, limited studies have focusedon young adult volunteers (mentor) and their motivations to volunteer. The aims of thecurrent study are (i) to highlight mentors’ initial motivations; (ii) to test whether theinitial motivations are reflected in the final benefits of their participation in the «Mentor-UP» program; and (iii) to test the associations between such motivations-benefits,the satisfaction with the mentoring experience, and the intention to engage in civic activitiesin the future. 62 mentors (university students) took part to the program andcompleted a series of questionnaires at the beginning and at the end of the program.Results revealed that, at the beginning of the program, mentors mainly expected toincrease their knowledge and to express their values through the participation (motivations).At the end of the program, they reported the highest benefits in knowledgeand carrier functions. Moreover, mentors reporting high levels of knowledge functionwere more satisfied with the program and more likely to engage in civic activities in thefuture as well as mentors reporting high levels of carrier benefit. In conclusion, theseresults should be taken into account by researchers and educational practitioners in thefield of mentoring and Service-learning.



SICI: 0390-5349(2020)2<569:LMELSD>2.0.ZU;2-8
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