University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
University of South Dakota.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Dec;37(23-24):NP22273-NP22299. doi: 10.1177/08862605211072158. Epub 2022 Mar 7.
Native Americans (the preferred term of our partners/co-authors) experience high rates of sexual violence, which is rooted in colonization and multiple historical traumas. Sexual violence leads to numerous deleterious outcomes, underscoring the critical need for prevention early in life. Yet, most research to date on sexual violence has not focused on Native American populations, and we know little about the most effective strategies to recruit and retain Native American individuals in sexual violence prevention research. The purpose of the current study, grounded in principles of participatory action research, is to describe strategies that were used to recruit (e.g., traditional feeds, door knocking) and retain (e.g., monetary incentives, ongoing community engagement) Native American youth for a study that sought to assess, via surveys and qualitative interviews, the impacts of a youth-led sexual violence prevention initiative in a small city in the Great Plains. We also collected qualitative data from Native American caregivers regarding their perceptions of research. Overall, 67.9% ( = 545) of eligible Native American youth completed the survey, and school and door knocking were most effective methods of recruitment/enrollment followed by community and school events and texting. Over the course of 3 years of data collection, there were higher rates of attrition among Native American youth compared to white youth, and several factors (e.g., older age, sexual assault victimization) predicted attrition among Native American youth. Native American caregivers' responses reflected on reasons it is hard to engage youth and caregivers in research (e.g., lack of time, distrust) as well as strategies to enhance engagement (e.g., personal connection, providing community resources). Throughout the paper, Native American co-authors and project partners reflect on these findings. Implications for future sexual violence prevention research with Native American youth and their caregivers that uses decolonized, participatory action research methodologies are discussed.
美洲原住民（我们的合作伙伴/合著者首选的术语）经历着高比率的性暴力，这种暴力根植于殖民化和多重历史创伤。性暴力导致了许多有害的后果，凸显了在生命早期进行预防的迫切需要。然而，迄今为止，大多数关于性暴力的研究都没有关注美洲原住民群体，我们对招募和保留美洲原住民参与性暴力预防研究的最有效策略知之甚少。本研究的目的是基于参与式行动研究的原则，描述了用于招募（例如，传统饲料，敲门）和保留（例如，金钱激励，持续的社区参与）美洲原住民青年的策略，该研究旨在通过调查和定性访谈评估一项针对青年主导的性暴力预防倡议的影响在大平原的一个小城市。我们还从美洲原住民照顾者那里收集了有关他们对研究看法的定性数据。总体而言，符合条件的美洲原住民青年中有 67.9%（=545）完成了调查，学校和敲门是最有效的招募/入学方法，其次是社区和学校活动以及短信。在 3 年的数据收集过程中，与白人青年相比，美洲原住民青年的流失率更高，而一些因素（例如年龄较大，性侵犯受害）预测了美洲原住民青年的流失率。美洲原住民照顾者的回应反映了难以让青年和照顾者参与研究的原因（例如，缺乏时间，不信任）以及增强参与度的策略（例如，建立个人联系，提供社区资源）。在整篇论文中，美洲原住民合著者和项目合作伙伴都对这些发现进行了反思。讨论了使用非殖民化，参与式行动研究方法对美洲原住民青年及其照顾者进行未来性暴力预防研究的意义。
