Mediation Predisposition of Candidates for Peer Mediators Aged 11–13 Cover Image

Predyspozycje mediacyjne kandydatów na mediatorów rówieśniczych w wieku 11–13 lat
Mediation Predisposition of Candidates for Peer Mediators Aged 11–13

Author(s): Anna Duda, Anna Mróz, Małgorzata Mądry-Kupiec, Ewa Zawisza-Wilk, Wioletta Skrzypek, Paulina Koperna
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: peer mediation; mediation predispositions; mediation competences; early adolescence

Summary/Abstract: The role of a peer mediator is emotionally and intellectually demanding for learners to undertake. Therefore, it seems necessary to diagnose children and adolescents in terms of their mediation predispositions. Using a proprietary tool, the authors distinguished five basic categories of predisposition to diagnose primary school students aged 11–13. The diagnosis of such predispositions serves primarily to determine the direction of work with youth candidates for the role of mediators and is the starting point for developing their mediation competences. Moreover, the collected results show strengths and deficits in developmental and cognitive areas important in the context of mediation. The data analysis also showed a possible relationship between the effects of the pandemic and a decrease in the level of mediation predispositions, mainly social and emotional skills, which require the training of the abilities that would enable effective interpersonal relationships to be advanced.

  • Issue Year: 25/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 107-132
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish