IngentaConnect Talk-Story: Perspectives of Children, Parents, and Community Lead...

Authors: Affonso, Dyanne D.¹; Shibuya, June Y.²; Frueh, B. Christopher³

Source: Public Health Nursing, Volume 24, Number 5, September/October 2007 , pp. 400-408(9)

Abstract:

Purpose:

To enhance our understanding of what community violence means to a multiethnic school community in rural Hawaii and obtain people's perspectives of how to deal with and prevent violence-related behaviors among children. Design and sample:

An exploratory design was used to collect qualitative data from a purposive sample of 150 key stakeholder participants, including 84 school children aged 5-10 years and 66 adults. Measurement:

Focus group methodology via Hawaiian island-style (culturally adapted techniques) of “talk-story” and a metaphor of introduction were used to elicit contextual data on the experiences, meanings, and perceptions of youth violence. Qualitative narrative analyses were used to analyze the data. Results:

Five higher order themes were found, including the need to: build a common understanding of what violence looks like; develop school-based identification, management, and prevention efforts; develop comprehensive school health services; develop state-level school health policies; and conduct outreach to make violence prevention a community affair. Conclusion:

The findings will inform the development of a school-based culturally adapted violence-prevention program led by teachers, in partnership with parents, students, and community-cultural leaders.

Keywords: community violence; culture; Hawaiian culture; rural violence; “talk-story” of violence; violence; youth violence prevention

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2007.00650.x

Affiliations: 1: Ph.D., F.A.A.N., is Program Director, Clinical Pharmacy Training, College of Pharmacy and Research Infrastructure Minority Institution-UHH, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii. 2: M.S.N., P.H.N., is Program Manager, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii. 3: Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii.

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Talk-Story: Perspectives of Children, Parents, and Community Leaders on Community Violence in Rural Hawaii