Abstract
A collaborative research process engaging Alaska Native communities in the study of protective factors in Alaska Native sobriety and the design of a preventative intervention using its findings is described. Study 1 was discovery oriented qualitative research whose objectives were identification of protective factors and development of a heuristic model. Study 2 involved quantitative survey methods to develop and test ameasure of protective factors identified by the qualitative study. Empirical data from these studies is presented, and the role of Alaska Native co-researchers who did not possess specialist research training is described in the design and implementation of the study, interpretation of findings, and design of the intervention model and tools. Benefits that emerged from co-researcher involvement in this process, to the community and to the co-researchers themselves, are described.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 41-59 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - Jul 26 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Address correspondence to: James Allen, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6480 (E-mail: [email protected]). The authors would like to thank all of the participants, field interviewers, research assistants, and their coordinating council for their assistance in completing this research. Research reported in this paper was funded by National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH) and the National Center for Minority Health Disparities (NCMHD) 1RO1 AA 11446-03.
Keywords
- Alcohol
- American Indian and Alaska Native
- Participatory action research (PAR)
- Prevention
- Protective factors
- Qualitative methods
- Sobriety