Asian/Pacific Islander youth violence prevention center: interpersonal violence and deviant behaviors among youth in Hawai'i.

Full Abstract

PURPOSE:
This study investigates the prevalence rates of violent and deviant behaviors among a sample of Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Samoan public high school students residing in Hawai'i, and is the first relatively large-scale study of its kind regarding a disaggregated sample of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth. Filipino, Hawaiian, and Samoan adolescents were the chosen ethnic groups for this study's focus due to their over-representation in Hawai'i's juvenile justice system.

METHODS:
Data for this study were gathered collaboratively by researchers, community groups, and school officials who agreed that youth violence was a community concern worthy of deeper understanding and community response. The study's process included three phases:
a focus group consultation phase, field-testing, and the final risk and protective factor study. For the final study, 326 randomly selected students representing three Hawai'i public high schools were surveyed on a one-on-one basis.A smaller sample of Japanese students was also included in the study, serving as a control group.

RESULTS:
Findings illustrate the importance of disaggregating specific ethnic and gender groups within the AAPI ethnic category when examining adolescent issues. As examples, Samoan youth reported significantly higher rates of violence than other ethnic groups surveyed, and Hawaiian girls reported higher rates of substance use than Hawaiian boys, which was not commensurate with other ethnic groups. Filipino, Hawaiian, and Samoan youth all reported significantly higher rates than Japanese on overall deviant behavior.CONCLUSIONS:
Implications for further research and community development include enhancing minority youths' bicultural self-efficacy.

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Author information

Author/s: Mayeda, David T (DT); Hishinuma, Earl S (ES); Nishimura, Stephanie T (ST); Garcia-Santiago, Orlando (O); Mark, Gregory Y (GY);

Affiliation: Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814, USA. mayedad(-atsign-)dop.hawaii.edu

Grants: R49/CCR918619-01 (Agency:PHS HHS) ; UO1AA014289-01 (Agency:NIAAA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine (J Adolesc Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Aug; vol 39 (issue 2) : pp 276.e1-11

Dates: Created 2006/08/04; Completed 2006/08/24; Revised 2007/12/05;

PMID: 16892499, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Asian Americans - ethnology; psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hawaii - epidemiology; ethnology
Humans
Interpersonal Relations

Interpersonal Relations
Juvenile Delinquency - ethnology
Male
Oceanic Ancestry Group - ethnology; psychology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Substance-Related Disorders
Violence - ethnology; statistics & numerical data

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