Supporting healthy lifestyles among adolescent girls: Mentors' perceptions of the 'Go Girls!' program

摘要

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate perceptions of a healthy lifestyle program for adolescent girls, entitled Go Girls!, from the perspective of program mentors. Mentors were queried with regard to program processes and attributes as well as changes in the adolescent girls' behaviors and cognitions as a result of participation in the program. Methods: Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 9 Go Girls! mentors. Results: Seven themes inductively emerged from the data with descriptive categories that related to positive appraisals of the program, perceptions of the program mandate, experience with the program, suggested program adaptations, challenges in program delivery, characteristics of mentorship, and changes in attitudes and behaviors. Conclusions: Findings from this study provide preliminary support for the feasibility and enjoyment of delivering the Go Girls! group-based mentoring program as well as observations related to program effectiveness and potential areas for improvement.