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. 2021 Jun 30;18(13):7010.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18137010.

The Role of a Mentorship Program on the Relationship between Neglect and Depression among Adolescents in Low-Income Families

Jaewon Lee  1 , Jennifer Allen  2 , Hyejung Lim  3 , Gyuhyun Choi  4 , Jiyu Jung  5
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The Role of a Mentorship Program on the Relationship between Neglect and Depression among Adolescents in Low-Income Families

Jaewon Lee et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

This study examines the moderating effect of a mentorship program on the relationship between parental neglect and depression among adolescents from low-income households since COVID-19. A total of 264 participants from all provinces in South Korea were registered for a mentorship program provided by the Korea Development Bank [KDB] Foundation, which is a charitable and non-profit organization. Two-hundred fifty-five middle and high school students from low-income families were included in the final sample. The mentorship program was provided to students based on mentors' advice and feedback. A bootstrap method using the PROCESS macro 3.4 for SPSS was utilized to examine the moderating effect of satisfaction with the mentorship program. Neglect was positively related to depression among low-income students. Satisfaction with the mentorship program moderated the relationship between low-income students' neglect and depression. Visits from social workers or other advocates or volunteers to low-income families with children may be helpful to address depression among low-income students. High quality mentorship programs should be provided to more low-income students for their mental health, funded particularly in the context of corporate social responsibility. Particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, financial contributions by corporations would be valuable to reconstruct the damage to quality of life and psychological well-being among low-income adolescents.

Keywords: depression; low-income students; mentorship program; neglect.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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