Caregiver perceptions of online peer mentoring for youth with learning differences
Alecia Mercier, Brianna Paquette, Fumiko Hoeft, Caroline G Richter · 2026
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Description
Mercier's team in Birmingham asked caregivers whether online peer mentoring helps children with learning differences. Mentees carried labels like a named learning disorder and ADHD. Caregivers rated ten outcomes looking back, before mentoring and since it began. Anxiety, sleep, self-care, behavior, and confidence all featured.
Caregivers saw clear gains on every one of the ten outcomes. Gains spanned mood, behavior, planning, and social skills alike. No control group tempers the zeal, and recall may flatter the program. Mercier frames mentoring as a hopeful support that merits strict controlled trials ahead. The ratings came from caregivers alone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alecia Mercier, Brianna Paquette, Fumiko Hoeft, Caroline G Richter |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |