Creative nonfiction approach to explore peer mentorship for individuals with spinal cord injury.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Rehabilitation Psychology Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-25 DOI:10.1037/rep0000542

Zhiyang Shi, Jeffrey G Caron, Jacques Comeau, Pierre Lepage, Shane N Sweet

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Purpose: Research has examined peer mentorship to understand how it may help people with spinal cord injury (SCI) adapt and thrive. We still lack an in-depth understanding of the perspectives of SCI peer mentors and mentees on their dyadic relationship. This study was to explore the dyadic interactions and relationships between SCI peer mentors and mentees in a peer mentorship program delivered at a rehabilitation center.

Research method: Between 2016 and 2017, we recruited two dyads of peer mentor and mentee with SCI (N = 4). Each participant completed three one-on-one interviews (N = 12). Data were analyzed using a creative nonfiction approach.

Results: Three unique dialogical stories were developed. Story 1 (A slow and steady start) described how mentors took a mentee-centered approach in building the relationship. Story 2 (Mentorship and friendship: negotiating the "grey zone") highlighted how mentees and mentors experienced challenges in navigating the boundaries between mentorship and friendship. Story 3 (The "endless" job for mentor) showcased how the relationship could enter a phase in which it could affect mentors' well-being.

Conclusions: The stories highlighted important attributes to the relationships between SCI mentors and mentees. Considerations were suggested for community-based SCI organizations to integrate peer mentorship into rehabilitation settings, including optimizing mentorship introductions and matching, defining mentors' role explicitly, and building support systems for mentors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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以非虚构创作方式探讨脊髓损伤者的同伴辅导问题。

研究目的研究人员对同伴指导进行了研究，以了解同伴指导如何帮助脊髓损伤（SCI）患者适应环境并茁壮成长。我们仍然缺乏对 SCI 朋辈指导者和被指导者对他们之间关系的看法的深入了解。本研究旨在探讨在康复中心开展的同伴指导项目中，SCI同伴指导者和被指导者之间的双向互动和关系：2016年至2017年期间，我们招募了两对患有SCI的同伴指导者和被指导者（N = 4）。每位参与者完成了三次一对一访谈（N = 12）。我们采用创造性非虚构方法对数据进行了分析：结果：形成了三个独特的对话故事。故事 1（缓慢而稳定的开始）描述了导师在建立关系时如何采取以被指导者为中心的方法。故事 2（导师和友谊：灰色地带的谈判）强调了被指导者和导师如何在探索导师和友谊的界限时经历挑战。故事 3（导师 "无休止 "的工作）展示了这种关系如何进入影响导师福祉的阶段：这些故事强调了 SCI 导师和被指导者之间关系的重要属性。结论：这些故事强调了 SCI 导师和被指导者之间关系的重要属性，为社区 SCI 组织将同伴指导融入康复环境提出了考虑因素，包括优化导师介绍和配对、明确定义导师的角色以及为导师建立支持系统。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)。

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Rehabilitation Psychology Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Rehabilitation Psychology is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles in furtherance of the mission of Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and to advance the science and practice of rehabilitation psychology. Rehabilitation psychologists consider the entire network of biological, psychological, social, environmental, and political factors that affect the functioning of persons with disabilities or chronic illness. Given the breadth of rehabilitation psychology, the journal"s scope is broadly defined.