In the last few years, the number of unaccompanied youths arriving in Europe has increased steadily. During their settlement in host countries, they are exposed to a great variety of vulnerabilities, which have an impact on their mental health. This research examines the effects of participation in a mentoring programme on the psychological and educational outcomes among unaccompanied migrant youths who live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. Data in this mixed-methods study were obtained from 44 surveys with mentored (treatment group) and non-mentored (control group) male youths who had recently turned 18, as well as through thirty semi-structured interviews with mentored youths, their adult mentors, and non-mentored youths. Our findings indicated that participation in the mentoring programme improved the mentored youths’ self-esteem, resilience, and hope, as well as their desired or expected educational outcomes in this new context. We conclude that well-targeted and problem-specific mentoring programmes have positive and marked effects on unaccompanied migrant youths’ mental health. The social and political implications of these outcomes are also discussed, providing information on how interventions can offer effective networks of support for the settlement and social inclusion of unaccompanied migrant youths.

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在巴塞罗那大都会地区提高无人移民青年的自尊心，复原力和希望的指导

在过去的几年中，无人陪伴的年轻人到达欧洲的人数稳步增加。在他们在东道国定居期间，他们容易受到各种脆弱性的影响，这会影响他们的心理健康。这项研究考察了参加辅导计划对居住在巴塞罗那大都会区的无人陪伴的流动青年的心理和教育成果的影响。这项混合方法研究的数据来自44个针对刚满18岁的有指导的（治疗组）和未指导的（控制组）男性青年的调查，以及通过对有指导的青年及其成年导师进行的30次半结构化访谈获得的结果。以及未受辅导的青年。我们的调查结果表明，参加指导计划可以提高被指导青年的自尊，韧性，和希望，以及他们在新环境中的期望或期望的教育成果。我们得出的结论是，针对性强且针对特定问题的辅导计划对无人陪伴的流动青年的心理健康具有积极而显着的影响。还讨论了这些结果的社会和政治影响，提供了有关干预措施如何为无人陪伴的移民青年的定居和社会融合提供有效支持网络的信息。