Gaining new insights into mentoring programs for adolescent girls

An important study was done of a formal mentoring program (matching adolescent girls with women mentors) executed by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The study reveals that these relationships provide strong emotional support and improvement in girls’ psychosocial functioning coupled with the development of new skills and confidence through collaborations in shared activities. This study is unique because it explicitly examines the relational processes in adolescent girls' relationships with female adult mentors from the perspective of the participants themselves.