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Journal article
A scoping review of voluntary male mentoring: themes to connect adult men
Health and Social Care in the Community, Vol.30(6), pp.e3300-e3308
11/2022
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Abstract
In contemporary western cultures, such as Australia, there is increasing reported social disconnection. This disconnection is associated with loneliness and for some suicide, particularly for men. Voluntary male mentoring organisations aim to socially connect and improve men's wellbeing through facilitating men's one-to-one relationships. As is the case with most people, men value someone with whom they may communicate openly and safely, as occurs in voluntary mentoring. However, there is limited research on voluntary male mentoring or the experiences of the participants. This scoping review of the literature from voluntary adult male mentoring thematically synthesises the reported narratives from mentors. A systematic search was undertaken of five academic databases on voluntary adult male mentoring for scholarly articles in English. Additionally, the returned articles had their references reviewed for relevant authoritative reports and publications. After duplicates were removed, there were 471 publications. Sources included publications from humanities, social science, psychology and the health sciences. Once screened for eligibility this number was reduced to 29 publications. A thematic synthesis of the literature found the concepts of intentional relationship, journey and mutual growth were present. The implications of these findings are that men in community settings, informed by the experience of voluntary mentors, may be prepared to engage with other men. Additional research on the lived experience of mentors may offer further insights into facilitating male connection
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- Title
- A scoping review of voluntary male mentoring: themes to connect adult men
- Creators
- Mark Henderson - Southern Cross UniversityMark Hughes - Southern Cross UniversityJohn Maurice Hurley - Southern Cross UniversityGregory P Smith - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Health and Social Care in the Community, Vol.30(6), pp.e3300-e3308
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Identifiers
- 991013046112502368
- Copyright
- This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2022 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- Humanities; Social Work; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article