Development of a mentoring program for Chinese immigrant adolescents' cultural adjustment.
The development and evaluation of a peer mentoring program for Chinese immigrant adolescents' cultural adjustment is described. Twenty-three high school students who recently immigrated from Mainland China participated in the year-long program and 4 high school students served as their peer mentors. Data analyses revealed that the students who participated in the mentoring program had significantly higher peer attachment-trust and need for closeness scores at post-test than at pre-test. Implications for working with adolescent immigrants are discussed.
Yeh
Christine J
CJ
Department of Counseling Psychology, School of Education, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA. cjyeh@usfca.edu
Ching
Alison M
AM
Okubo
Yuki
Y
Luthar
Suniya S
SS
D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D009519:New York City; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D012574:Schools; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology