A Study of Mentorship Program Participation and Leadership Activism, Leadership Efficacy, and Self-Esteem Among Young African American Girls and Young Women

Malone, Arlesia, Clark Atlanta University

2023-05

2020-2029

This study examines the relationship between mentoring program participation and leadership efficacy, leadership activism, and self-esteem. Using a quantitative, descriptive research design, the study utilized the Mentoring Program Participation Survey to survey 93 African American young girls and young women in mentoring programs in the metro Atlanta area. The study was administered online using Qualtrics platform and the data was exported to SPSS for analysis. With the assumptions met, a MANOVA was performed to test the hypotheses. The study found there is a statistically significant effect across the types of mentoring programs (IV) on a linear combination of the dependent variables and there is a statistically significant difference between type of mentoring program and degree of leadership efficacy. Leadership efficacy levels in one-on-one mentoring were highest compared to the other types. In contrast, there is no statistically significant difference in type of mentoring program participation and level of self-esteem and mentoring program type failed to predict differences in leadership activism scores and shows no significant statistical difference. Limitations of the study and implications for further research were discussed.

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Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations

2023-05

dissertation

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Clark Atlanta University

Department of Social Work

White, Gerry L.

Clark Atlanta University

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2023_malone_arlesia

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