Table 4-3. Measures of adverse mental health outcomes
MAYSI-2 subscale ac Mean SD A/I D/A S/C A/D

Angry/irritable (A/I) .77 4.08 2.54 .61* .49* .30*

Depressed/anxious (D/A) .72 2.84 2.20 .45* .35*

Somatic complaints (S/C) .69 3.19 1.83 .16*

Alcohol/drug use (A/D) .79 .624 1.35
*p<.001

 Mentors

 Out of 362 respondents, 76.2% (n = 276) reported the presence of a mentor. Of

the group with mentors, 75.3% (n = 204) reported an ethnic match with their mentor and

63.4% (n = 170) reported that they are both from the same community. Seventy-two

percent of the mentors were female (n = 186) and 28.5% were male (n = 74). The

mentors were a gender match for 75% (n = 180) of the total matches; 54.6% (n = 131)

were female matches and 20.4% (n = 49) were male matches. Table 4-4 details who the

mentors are in relationship to the mentee.

Table 4-4. Description of mentors
 Relative Neighbor Teacher Coach Minister Other

 n 150 20 18 7 6 63

 % 56.8 7.6 6.8 2.7 2.3 23.9

 Mentoring Quality Factors

 The results thus far have pertained to the general perception of the presence of a

mentor. More specific aspects of these relationships were also assessed. A series of items

about the duration of the relationship, frequency of contact, typical length of visits, and

the amount trust the mentee has in their mentor were used to categorize those who