Comparing the Effects of Teen Mentors to Adult Teachers on Child Lifestyle Behaviors and Health Outcomes in Appalachia

Smith, Laureen H.; Holloman, Christopher

doi:10.1177/1059840512472708

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“…Peer mentors provide personal support and guidance to these overcoming environmental, social, and psychological barriers, leading to improved adherence to physical activity and increased peer resources to sustain physical activity. Serving as role models, peer mentors improve their own lifestyle behaviors, providing a dual effect of the intervention (SAMHSA, 2014; Smith & Holloman, 2013). …”

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“…The use of trained peer mentors lead to physical activity behavior change and better health outcomes in mentees, compared to the same curriculum being delivered to classroom teachers (Smith, 2011; Smith & Holloman, 2013). Mentored groups achieved improved blood pressure and body mass index outcomes, compared to teacher-led groups (Smith, 2011).…”

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A Structured Peer-Mentoring Method for Physical Activity Behavior Change Among Adolescents

Smith

Petosa

2016

The Journal of School Nursing

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Despite national guidelines for regular physical activity, most adolescents are not physically active. Schools serve an estimated 60 million youth and provide an educational environment to meet the current physical activity guidelines. The obesity epidemic and chronic disease comorbidities associated with physical inactivity are not likely to be reversed without a strong contribution from local schools. This article describes how a structured peer-mentoring method provides a feasible, flexible, and tailored means to meet the current guidelines for best practice in a school setting. Structured peer mentoring using trained high school mentors to support behavior change in younger peers is an innovative method to meeting the School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity. Through structured peer mentoring, adolescents are provided consistent social support in a caring and personalized manner. This support builds skills and competencies enhancing self-efficacy to sustain a lifetime of physical activity behavior.

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A Structured Peer-Mentoring Method for Physical Activity Behavior Change Among Adolescents

Smith

Petosa

2016

The Journal of School Nursing

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“…6 The inclusion of a mentoring component has resulted in direct improvements for children in skill development, 6 selfefficacy, 7,8 sense of self-worth, 9 and health outcomes. 7,8 School-based mentoring programs benefit not only the teenager and peer mentor but also the school and communities by establishing social networks that integrate positive role models as mentors from the same community into the school, 10 thus enhancing connectedness to one's school and community. It has been suggested that school connectedness is the single most effective aspect of the school environment in predicting healthier behaviors and better health.…”

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Peer Mentoring for Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Review

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2014

American Journal of Health Education

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Background: Peer mentoring can be a powerful complement to health instruction. Mentoring has been used to change health behaviors and promote sustainable lifestyle patterns in adults and, more recently, among adolescents. Purpose: This article reviews the use of peer mentoring to promote health practices and describes how this approach can be used in school settings. Methods: A systematic review of the literature identified evaluation studies on the effectiveness of peer mentoring for promoting health behavior change is presented. Results: A growing literature supports peer mentoring as an effective approach to health behavior change. Peer mentoring allows for the incorporation of skill-building activities; reinforcement of self-regulation activities; engagement in individual and group activities; and social support to meet personal health goals. Translation to Health Education Practice: With peer mentors, the promotion of health behavior change can be tailored to personal interests, talents, and the contextual environment. Mentoring programs can benefit schools by establishing social networks using positive role models of health behaviors as mentors.

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“…[ [34][35][36] Although mentoring had a positive effect on healthy eating self-efficacy and one-week eating habits, there was little difference in behavior and knowledge outcomes in this group when compared with the adult-led group. Further research utilizing mentors in the promotion of health among school age children are needed to determine if the amount of time mentors and participants spend in intervention programs impact health behaviors of participants.…”

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Do teen mentors improve the effectiveness of a culturally-adapted lifestyle intervention in Arab American youth? A randomized, controlled study

Kridli

Liu

Bates

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JNEP

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Objective: Rates of overweight and obesity have been steadily increasing among Arab American youths. The current study aimed to measure the effectiveness of a translated and culturally adapted health education curriculum, Just for Kids!, for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade children delivered by trained high school aged mentors compared to the same content delivered by an adult group leader in a classroom setting. The contribution of a culturally-specific lifestyle intervention targeting parents on the effectiveness of the curriculum was also assessed. Methods: A four-group randomized controlled trial was used, which incorporated a pretest-posttest design to evaluate and compare the effects of two curriculum delivery methods. Study participants were randomly assigned to teen mentors or adult led groups. Results: Nutritional knowledge improved in all groups with the most significant increase noted in individually-mentored participants with parental involvement. Individually-mentored participants with parental involvement (n = 17) had improved intentions (mean = 1.600, p = .990) and self-efficacy (mean = -1.233, p = .946) toward being physically active (mean = 1.600, p = .990) relative to participants in the adult-led group with parental involvement (n = 26). Conclusions: Study results supported the use of teen mentors in obesity prevention among Arab American children. Improved attitudes, intentions and self-efficacy toward eating healthfully were found among all participants in this study.

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Comparing the Effects of Teen Mentors to Adult Teachers on Child Lifestyle Behaviors and Health Outcomes in Appalachia

Cited by 39 publications

References 30 publications

A Structured Peer-Mentoring Method for Physical Activity Behavior Change Among Adolescents

A Structured Peer-Mentoring Method for Physical Activity Behavior Change Among Adolescents

Peer Mentoring for Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Review

Do teen mentors improve the effectiveness of a culturally-adapted lifestyle intervention in Arab American youth? A randomized, controlled study

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