The tools to understand: Community as co-researcher on culture-specific protective factors for alaska natives

James Allen; Gerald V. Mohatt; S. Michelle Rasmus; Kelly L. Hazel; Lisa Thomas; Sharon Lindley; The PA Team

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The tools to understand: Community as co-researcher on culture-specific protective factors for alaska natives

James Allen, Gerald V. Mohatt, S. Michelle Rasmus, Kelly L. Hazel, Lisa Thomas, Sharon Lindley, The PA Team

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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 a measure 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)
Title of host publication	Community Action Research
Subtitle of host publication	Benefits to Community Members and Service Providers
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	41-59
Number of pages	19
Volume	9780203051443
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203051443
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203051443
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

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Funding Information:
Address correspondence to: James Allen, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6480 (E-mail: Jim.Allen@uaf.edu). 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.

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© 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Alcohol
American indian and alaska native
Participatory action research (PAR)
Prevention
Protective factors
Qualitative methods
Sobriety

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Allen, J., Mohatt, G. V., Rasmus, S. M., Hazel, K. L., Thomas, L., Lindley, S., & The PA Team (2013). The tools to understand: Community as co-researcher on culture-specific protective factors for alaska natives. In Community Action Research: Benefits to Community Members and Service Providers (Vol. 9780203051443, pp. 41-59). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203051443

The tools to understand: Community as co-researcher on culture-specific protective factors for alaska natives. / Allen, James; Mohatt, Gerald V.; Rasmus, S. Michelle et al.
Community Action Research: Benefits to Community Members and Service Providers. Vol. 9780203051443 Taylor and Francis, 2013. p. 41-59.

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