Initial Motivation of Mentors in Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F24%3A10476636" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/24:10476636 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1LosTGu_gj" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1LosTGu_gj</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2021.1929845" target="_blank" >10.1080/13575279.2021.1929845</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Initial Motivation of Mentors in Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The paper presents results of a phenomenological longitudinal qualitative study undertaken with mentors associated with the Big Brothers Big Sisters programme in the Czech Republic. Ten mentors were interviewed during the first month and after 5 and 10 months of their mentoring involvement employing phenomenological in-depth semi-structured interviews. Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was subsequently applied using QSR NVivo software for data analysis. This paper reports the findings of an IPA analysis of one of the central theme of mentors&apos; experience, common to all interviewed mentors: initial motivation to volunteer in formal youth mentoring relationships (FYMRs). The findings of the IPA analysis are discussed using the framework of self-determination theory (SDT) with its continuum of autonomous and controlling motivations. As a result, we argue that the initial motivations of mentors can be assessed according to the level of autonomy in mentors&apos; motivation, in other words, congruence of their motivations with the authentic self. We argue that the level of congruence of mentors&apos; motivation with the authentic self can be considered as the quality feature of the mentors&apos; motivation. We conclude that, in theory, this feature has an impact on the subsequent dynamics and perceived satisfaction of formal youth mentoring relationships. We recommend that the mentors&apos; motivation, and specifically, the level of autonomy in mentors&apos; motivation to volunteer with socially disadvantaged children be assessed in mentoring programmes as a qualitative feature in mentorś training and recruitment.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Initial Motivation of Mentors in Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships

Popis výsledku anglicky

The paper presents results of a phenomenological longitudinal qualitative study undertaken with mentors associated with the Big Brothers Big Sisters programme in the Czech Republic. Ten mentors were interviewed during the first month and after 5 and 10 months of their mentoring involvement employing phenomenological in-depth semi-structured interviews. Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was subsequently applied using QSR NVivo software for data analysis. This paper reports the findings of an IPA analysis of one of the central theme of mentors&apos; experience, common to all interviewed mentors: initial motivation to volunteer in formal youth mentoring relationships (FYMRs). The findings of the IPA analysis are discussed using the framework of self-determination theory (SDT) with its continuum of autonomous and controlling motivations. As a result, we argue that the initial motivations of mentors can be assessed according to the level of autonomy in mentors&apos; motivation, in other words, congruence of their motivations with the authentic self. We argue that the level of congruence of mentors&apos; motivation with the authentic self can be considered as the quality feature of the mentors&apos; motivation. We conclude that, in theory, this feature has an impact on the subsequent dynamics and perceived satisfaction of formal youth mentoring relationships. We recommend that the mentors&apos; motivation, and specifically, the level of autonomy in mentors&apos; motivation to volunteer with socially disadvantaged children be assessed in mentoring programmes as a qualitative feature in mentorś training and recruitment.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Child Care in Practice

ISSN

1357-5279

e-ISSN

1476-489X

Svazek periodika

2024

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

318-332

Kód UT WoS článku

001261380500014

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85108316905