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Introduction <p>Peer mentoring is an interactive relation between two peers, where the mentors supports the mentee’s personal, academic or career growth. This can play a&#xa0;key role in the prevention of mental health problems. This study focusses on the development and pilot of a&#xa0;peer-to-peer mentor program focussed on improving the mental wellbeing of young people.</p> Method <p>The Intervention Mapping protocol was used to develop and evaluate a&#xa0;suitable mentor program. A&#xa0;combination of several methods has been used, including a&#xa0;literature study, participative focus groups and semi-structured interviews with representatives of existing mentor programs. The pilot was conducted using three mentor-mentee pairs and evaluated using a&#xa0;process evaluation framework.</p> Results <p>Intervention Mapping resulted in an evidence-based peer mentoring program, focussed on three relevant mental health problems in young people: performance anxiety, low self-esteem and feelings of anxiety. The participants of the pilot were satisfied with the usage of the program, but said they needed more time to achieve all their goals.</p> Conclusion <p>By combining Intervention Mapping with participative research, an evidence-based peer mentoring program was developed in order to improve the mental wellbeing of young people living in the Netherlands. A&#xa0;large-scale evaluation should focus on providing insight regarding program effectiveness and implementation opportunities.</p>

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Ontwikkeling en pilot van een peer-mentorprogramma ter verbetering van het mentaal welzijn van jongeren

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    2026年3月12日

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  • Ian Commandeur,
  • Lisa Veenstra,
  • Tamara Hillenaar,
  • Maartje Marieke van Stralen

摘要

Introduction

Peer mentoring is an interactive relation between two peers, where the mentors supports the mentee’s personal, academic or career growth. This can play a key role in the prevention of mental health problems. This study focusses on the development and pilot of a peer-to-peer mentor program focussed on improving the mental wellbeing of young people.

Method

The Intervention Mapping protocol was used to develop and evaluate a suitable mentor program. A combination of several methods has been used, including a literature study, participative focus groups and semi-structured interviews with representatives of existing mentor programs. The pilot was conducted using three mentor-mentee pairs and evaluated using a process evaluation framework.

Results

Intervention Mapping resulted in an evidence-based peer mentoring program, focussed on three relevant mental health problems in young people: performance anxiety, low self-esteem and feelings of anxiety. The participants of the pilot were satisfied with the usage of the program, but said they needed more time to achieve all their goals.

Conclusion

By combining Intervention Mapping with participative research, an evidence-based peer mentoring program was developed in order to improve the mental wellbeing of young people living in the Netherlands. A large-scale evaluation should focus on providing insight regarding program effectiveness and implementation opportunities.