Adolescent girls' experiences in the Go Girls! group-based lifestyle mentoring program

Am J Health Behav. 2015 Mar;39(2):267-76. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.39.2.13.

Abstract

Objective: To explore the experience of being in the Go Girls! program from the perspective of its participants.

Methods: Drawing from a social constructivist approach, this study consisted of semi-structured interviews conducted with 12 purposively sampled Go Girls! participants.

Results: The results provided evidence for the emergence of 2 higher-order themes that subsume 7 lower-order themes and 27 categories that relate to the general components of the program and program outcomes associated with participating in the program.

Conclusions: Participants in the Go Girls! program reported enjoying the program, experiencing changes in important health-enhancing cognitions and behaviors and developing meaningful relationships with program mentors and other program participants.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior / psychology*
  • Adult
  • Health Behavior*
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Humans
  • Life Style*
  • Mentors
  • Program Evaluation
  • Social Support
  • Young Adult