Public Selves, Inequality, and Interruptions: The Creation of Meaning in Focus Groups with Teens

Raby, Rebecca

doi:10.1177/160940691000900101

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“…program participants in the second group. Trust and rapport, especially important in focus groups with teenagers, had been previously established (Raby, ). Focus groups were held at the SBHCs and lasted between 40 and 45 minutes.…”

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Testing the Feasibility of¡Cuídate!With Mexican and Central American Youth in a Rural Region of a Southern State

Larson

Ballard

Nuncio³

et al. 2014

Research in Nursing & Health

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Regions of the US with growing Latino populations are in need of culturally sensitive sexual risk reduction programs. A Latino community, a public school district, and a university in eastern North Carolina collaborated to test the feasibility of ¡Cuídate!, a culturally tailored, evidence-based sexual risk reduction program, with Mexican and Central American youth. Ten male and 10 female adolescents, ages 13-17 years, participated in the ¡Cuídate! program and post-program focus groups. Early adolescent boys and girls (ages 13-15) gained the most from this program. A safe environment facilitated healthy sexual communication, and condom skills-building provided a context for shared partner responsibility. Grade-level and gender differences were significant. Analysis of the focus group data identified three important messages: Everybody needs sex education, We like this program better because it is hands-on, and I'm going to make better decisions about sex. The findings of this study support the need for community-based interventions that ensure cultural respect, trust, and a safe environment in which to discuss sexual issues.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Testing the Feasibility of¡Cuídate!With Mexican and Central American Youth in a Rural Region of a Southern State

Larson

Ballard

Nuncio³

et al. 2014

Research in Nursing & Health

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“…In gaining a comprehensive understanding of adolescent leadership recent studies have recognized that it is particularly important to provide students with an opportunity to express their point of view on this concept (Dempster et al, 2010;Raby, 2010). By gaining this perspective, educators can be more in tuned with the adolescent understanding and practice of leadership.…”

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confidence: 96%

Adolescent Leadership

Archard¹

2013

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

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This research investigated the female adolescent view of leadership by giving voice to student leaders through focus group discussions. The questions: What is leadership? Where/how was leadership taught?, and How was leadership practised? were explored within the context of girls' schools located in Australia, with one school located in South Africa. The findings of this research indicated that girls not only had an understanding of leadership, they also actively performed it. Students viewed leadership as the active process of working with others in a positive way. Leadership was mostly taught through specific programmes and activities and practised both formally and informally by students. It was also acknowledged that leadership was often learnt through experience. Further exploration of this concept is needed in order to ascertain the ways in which these understandings of leadership can be better utilized in order to develop the leadership potential of girls when they enter adulthood.

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“…This method was selected as it provides further understanding about each protagonist's reality, also ensuring exchanges and reactions within the group about questions, concerns, and other issues (Gauthier, 2009;Kamberelis & Dimitriadis, 2013;Veal, 2011). This type of interview is also regarded as the closest to youth in ways of interaction and communication (Eder & Fingerson, 2002;Raby, 2010).…”

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Sporting and leisure activities among adolescents: A case study of the spatial planning of the proximity of leisure and sports facilities in rural and suburban territories in Quebec

Roult

Adjizian

Auger

et al. 2016

Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure

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Quebec, like other Canadian provinces, is dealing with sedentary lifestyle problems affecting its youth. Several recent studies have suggested that good-quality spatial planning regarding recreational and sporting facilities helps to increase the level of physical activity youth undertake. However, this correlation also intermingles with spatial elements linked to the living environments of youth (urban, suburban, and rural), and this study was conducted from this perspective. It aims to analyze the spatial planning quality of recreation and sports facilities in the regional county municipality of Joliette according to youth aged between 12 and 17, and, concomitantly, identify the perceptions of local actors working or involved with youth regarding these spatial planning elements. Through 16 focus groups, this study brings to light the key elements for making the proximity of leisure and sporting venues attractive to adolescents, namely accessibility, animation, and multifunctionality.Le Québec, au même titre que l'ensemble des provinces canadiennes, est touché par des problèmes de sédentarité chez les jeunes notamment. Plusieurs recherches récentes ont démontré que la qualité de l'aménagement des équipements sportifs et de loisir de proximité peut jouer un rôle sur le niveau d'activité physique des adolescents. Toutefois, cette corrélation est également intimement liée aux contextes spatiaux dans lesquels vivent ces jeunes (urbain, périurbain et rural). Ainsi c'est sur cette problématique que cette étude est fondée. Cette dernière vise à analyser la qualité de l'aménagement des lieux de pratique sportifs et de loisir de la Municipalité régionale de comté de Joliette selon différents jeunes âgés entre 12 et 17 ans et parallèlement de cerner la perception des acteurs locaux agissant auprès de ces adolescents sur ces éléments d'aménagement du territoire. À travers la conduite de 16 groupes de discussion, cette recherche a permis de mettre en évidence le fait que l'accessibilité, l'animation et la multifonctionnalité des équipements sportifs et de loisir de proximité sont des éléments centraux expliquant l'attractivité de ces installations auprès des adolescents.

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Public Selves, Inequality, and Interruptions: The Creation of Meaning in Focus Groups with Teens

Cited by 30 publications

References 18 publications

Testing the Feasibility of¡Cuídate!With Mexican and Central American Youth in a Rural Region of a Southern State

Testing the Feasibility of¡Cuídate!With Mexican and Central American Youth in a Rural Region of a Southern State

Adolescent Leadership

Sporting and leisure activities among adolescents: A case study of the spatial planning of the proximity of leisure and sports facilities in rural and suburban territories in Quebec

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