Mentoring and the spiritual well-being of late adolescents.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible impact of faculty mentoring on the spiritual well-being of late adolescents. The sample consisted of randomly chosen students in their first year at a Christian liberal arts college in New England. Students in the experimental group participated in the freshman seminar program (small classes with seminar leaders/mentors), while those in the control group did not have the freshman seminar experience. Students in both groups were administered a self-assessment survey in September of their freshman year and again in May to determine if there was any change in their spiritual well-being and to explore their perceptions of mentor-student interactions. The findings revealed significant differences between the two groups. In addition, the three aspects of mentoring were positively correlated with the two components of spiritual well-being.
Cannister
M W
MW
Christian Education and Youth Ministries, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts 01984, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D002835:Christianity; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D017145:Models, Educational; D009013:Morale; D009511:New England; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*