A longitudinal study to determine the effects of mentoring on middle school youngsters by nursing and other college students

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 197-208

  Whiting, Sylvia M A ^a   Mallory, James E ^a  

^a SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acting out; Adolescent depression; High risk; Mentoring; Middle school youth; Nursing students; School dropouts; Self concept; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOPATHY; STUDENT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTORS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38449110035     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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