Assessing for Impact: Key Elements to Successful Group Mentoring at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Georgia, 2018-2019 (ICPSR 38272)

Version Date: Oct 11, 2023

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Principal Investigator(s):
Angela Snyder, Georgia State University

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38272.v1

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Summary

This project, a research partnership between Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) at Georgia State University and the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA), sought to advance understanding of the effectiveness of an enhanced youth mentoring program implemented by a network of Boys and Girls Clubs in the Atlanta area. This study aims to build evidence for group mentoring models for youth that may have a positive impact on delinquency, academics and social-emotional well-being. The study includes a retrospective analysis of secondary data from Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, as well as qualitative research components that involved individual interviews with staff and focus groups with youth.

Quantitative data sets include de-identified youth level data on club attendance, enhanced mentoring participation, and National Youth Outcomes Initiative (NYOI) survey responses.

Qualitative data includes key informant interviews with a selected group of club level staff to provide a deeper understanding of structure, programming and delivery of mentoring. Youth focus group interviews were also conducted to gather youth perspectives.

Citation

Snyder, Angela. Assessing for Impact: Key Elements to Successful Group Mentoring at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Georgia, 2018-2019. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38272.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2018-JU-FX-0001)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

None

Restrictions

Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reason for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2018 -- 2019

Date of Collection

2018 -- 2021
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Study Purpose

The purpose of this study is to reveal the associations between group mentoring and youth outcomes. This project will inform the design and delivery of group mentoring programs within the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA), as well as at-large across juvenile justice and other child-serving systems where youth mentoring is provided.

Study Design

The quantitative data files contain National Youth Outcomes Initiative (NYOI) data disseminated in the spring of 2018 and 2019. This survey is conducted within the club on a provided computer and is completely voluntary with the ability to skip questions.

For the Key Informant (Staff) interviews, the Boys and Girls Club main office was the liaison for scheduling interviews at the main office and with clubs. One point person from the main office facilitated communication between the research staff and club and central office staff. Scheduling was based on club operational schedules and availability of staff for interviews. Interviews were conducted in-person at club locations.

For the Youth Focus Group interviews, the Boys and Girls Club main office and club directors were the points of contact for scheduling virtual focus groups at club locations. Scheduling was based on club operational schedules and availability of youth for interviews. Focus groups were conducted via a secure virtual platform.

Sample

For the Key Informant (Staff) interviews, clubs were selected by the research team in partnership with BGCMA leadership to reflect a range of club size, location, and program outcomes.

For the Youth Focus Group interviews, club directors invited youth to participate based on mentoring v. non-mentoring status of the youth and age of the youth (adolescents).

Universe

Youth under 18 years old in Atlanta, Georgia

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Description of Variables

Demographic variables included member unique identifier, school year, age group (child or teen), gender, race/ethnicity, whether the member was from a single parent household, and whether the member was from a household living below the federal poverty level.

Variables from the National Youth Outcomes Initiative (NYOI) cover different dimensions of the club experience, youth self-reported grades, truancy, and fighting behaviors.

Response Rates

Not applicable.

Presence of Common Scales

National Youth Outcomes Instrument (NYOI)

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Original Release Date

2023-10-11

Version History

2023-10-11 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

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