Table 1.
Comparison of Perceptions of Peer and School Relationships Among American Indian Children Aged 9 to 10 Years After 1 Year of the Cherokee Choices Intervention, North Carolinaa
| Outcome | Mentoring and After-School Program N = 55 | Mentoring Only N = 85 |
| Since spending time with mentors, children who report "much better" or "a little better" this year, % | ||
| School | ||
| Grades | 71.8 | 68.8 |
| Interest in school | 71.8 | 56.3 |
| Peers | ||
| Friendships | 59.0 | 62.5 |
| Learning | 82.1 | 43.8 |
| Talk more easily with friends | 66.7 | 56.3 |
| Missed fewer days of school | 61.5 | 62.5 |
| Fewer conflicts | 68.2 | 62.5 |
a
P values were not calculated because of the sample size. The peer relationship survey was modified for this population from surveys suggested in the mentoring literature. Students were given five possible responses, varying in degree from "much better" to "a lot worse."