Office of Community Engagement, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Psychology Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2021 Jun;67(3-4):312-326. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12469. Epub 2020 Nov 9.
Traditional non-participatory research methodologies have struggled to address the needs of multicultural populations in the United States (U.S.). Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a research paradigm offering a unique opportunity for culturally appropriate research and improving health equity. CBPR is an equitable, strength-based approach involving all stakeholders throughout the research process. We investigate the field of psychology's utilization of CBPR as an approach for working with multicultural populations to collaboratively address relevant and impactful research questions. A total of 1912 CBPR-related articles, from 2004 to 2014, were identified using PsycINFO, PubMed, and CINAHL Complete databases. Of these, approximately 16% (n = 311) met our criteria for psychology-related CBPR articles accounting for a negligible amount (<1%) of peer-reviewed publications in mainstream psychological journals during the same time period. Among U.S. psychology-related CBPR articles, 86% focused on multicultural and marginalized populations. Prominent topics of investigation included physical health, mental and behavioral health, and theoretical or methodological articles. Features of publications, including authors' training, types of journals, study populations, and topics under investigation, were explored for all 1912 publications. Findings highlight an opportunity for further utilization of CBPR within psychology, with key implications for health equity. Recommendations for increasing CBPR uptake within the discipline are also offered.
传统的非参与式研究方法难以满足美国多元文化人群的需求。基于社区的参与式研究 (CBPR) 是一种研究范式,为进行文化适宜的研究和改善健康公平提供了独特的机会。CBPR 是一种公平、以优势为基础的方法,在整个研究过程中涉及所有利益相关者。我们调查了心理学领域对 CBPR 的利用,作为与多元文化人群合作解决相关和有影响力的研究问题的一种方法。我们使用 PsycINFO、PubMed 和 CINAHL Complete 数据库,从 2004 年到 2014 年共确定了 1912 篇与 CBPR 相关的文章。其中,约 16%(n=311)符合我们对与心理学相关的 CBPR 文章的标准,占同期主流心理学期刊同行评审出版物的微不足道的比例(<1%)。在美国与心理学相关的 CBPR 文章中,86%的文章关注多元文化和边缘化人群。研究的突出主题包括身体健康、心理健康和行为健康,以及理论或方法学文章。对所有 1912 篇出版物的出版特点,包括作者的培训、期刊类型、研究人群和研究主题进行了探讨。研究结果强调了在心理学领域进一步利用 CBPR 的机会,对健康公平具有重要意义。还提出了在该学科中增加 CBPR 应用的建议。