Browsing The Child and Family Research Centre (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Dolan, Pat"
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Activating social empathy: An evaluation of a school-based social and emotional learning programme
Silke, Charlotte; Davitt, Emer; Flynn, Niamh; Shaw, Aileen; Brady, Bernadine; Murray, Clíona; Dolan, Pat (Elsevier, 2024-01-06)Previous evidence suggests that empathy is important for promoting positive youth development, and there is growing advocacy for the inclusion of empathy education within the school system. However, knowledge about the ... -
Conceptualising coping and resilience in the context of socio-political and economic change: Generational perspectives from Slovenia
Kovačič, Tanja; Dolan, Pat (Routledge, 2020-06-09)The significance of a wider social context in building youth resilience has recently been recognised, with the suggestion that resilience research requires a move from individual-level experience to wider social practices, ... -
Empathy rules, maps and paths: A qualitative exploration of the factors that facilitate or inhibit empathy and prosocial responding among youth
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; Boylan, Ciara (Wiley, 2023-08-25)The aim of this study is to explore young people's perspectives on the factors that facilitate or inhibit empathy and prosocial responding among youth. Qualitative focus groups (n = 29) were undertaken with Irish young ... -
Empathy, social responsibility, and civic behavior among Irish adolescents: A socio-contextual approach
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Boylan, Ciara; Dolan, Pat (SAGE Publications, 2020-12-09)Research suggests that empathy and positive social values are important drivers of youth prosocial and civic action. However, theory and research indicate that young people’s civic behaviors are also shaped by their ... -
Exploring Good Practice in Child and Family Services: Reflections and Considerations
Dolan, Pat; Brady, Bernadine (Taylor and Francis, 2007)The prospect of furthering good practice in child and family services is something that is in everybody¿s interest, service users, practitioners, policy makers, and academics alike. However, it is a task fraught with ... -
Factors influencing the development of empathy and pro-social behaviour among adolescents: A systematic review
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Boylan, Ciara; Dolan, Pat (Elsevier, 2018-07-25)Research has indicated that empathy and prosocial responding are associated with numerous emotional, psychological and social benefits. However, although adolescence is recognised as a key period for prosocial development, ... -
Justifying children and young people’s involvement in social research: Assessing harm and benefit
Kennan, Danielle; Dolan, Pat (SAGE Publications, 2017-05-29)At a time when children and young people s involvement in research is increasingly the norm, this article reflects on the importance of a well-reasoned and transparent justification for their inclusion or exclusion. It ... -
Relational dynamics in formal youth mentoring programmes: A longitudinal investigation into the association between relationship satisfaction and youth outcomes
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat (Elsevier, 2019-05-18)Youth mentoring is defined as a close, interpersonal relationship between a young person and a more experienced adult. The quality of the youth-mentor relationship is critical to youth mentoring interventions and thus it ... -
Social values and civic behaviour among youth in Ireland: The influence of social contexts
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat (SAGE Publications, 2019-07-16)As youth civic engagement is widely considered important for social cohesion and democracy, concerns have been expressed regarding a perceived decline in civic and political engagement among young people throughout the ... -
Youth mentoring and the parent-young person relationship: considerations for research and practice.
Dolan, Pat; Canavan, John; Brady, Bernadine (The National Youth Agency, 2008)Over recent years, youth mentoring has become increasingly popular as an intervention for young people deemed to be in need of support. There is a need, however, to pay attention to the potential impact of mentoring on ... -
Youth Mentoring as a Tool for Community and Civic Engagement: Reflections on Findings of an Irish Research Study
Dolan, Pat; Brady, Bernadine (Taylor and Francis, 2009-12-07)Youth mentoring programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) are traditionally considered to be a vehicle for youth development rather than community development. In fact, the notion that the one-to-one engagement that ... -
Youth Mentoring in Ireland: Weighing up the Benefits and Challenges
Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat (Irish Youth Work Press, 2007)Internationally, mentoring for young people has become increasingly attractive to policy makers as a micro-level response to the needs of young people deemed to be ¿at risk¿ or in need of support. The Big Brothers Big ...