RESEARCH ON CULTURE
A large amount of research has been conducted among members of the Ameri- can Indian and Alaska Native population. The following study is one example:
Strickland, C. J., & Cooper, M. (2011) . Getting into trouble: perspectives on stress and suicide prevention among Pacific Northwest Indian youth. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 22(3), 240–247.
This descriptive, ethnographic study in a Pacific Northwest tribe seeks to gain an understanding of the life experiences of the youth in the studied community. Focus groups and observations were conducted with 30 Indian youth between the ages of 14 to 19 years. The youths were asked to discuss their stressors, sense of family and community, and hopes for the future.
The youths reported major stress and noted that friends and family were both a support and also a source of stress. The stressors included “getting into trou- ble.” This was doing something in home, community, or society that would result in sanctions or discipline. The coping skills were found to be “speaking up for oneself” often resulting in more trouble. It was further discovered that the youth desired to “stay on track.” They want to strengthen their cultural values, experi- ence economic development, and future opportunity. The findings provide insight about the suicide risk among Indian youth.
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Box 9–3: Keeping Up
It goes without saying that much of the data presented in this chapter will be out of date when you read this text. However, at this final stage of writing, it is the most recent information available. The following resources will be most help- ful in keeping you abreast of the frequent changes in HEALTH and ILLNESS in the American Indian and Alaska Native communities:
1. The National Center for Health Statistics publishes Health, United States, an annual report on trends in health statistics. It can be re- trieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm. Health, United States, 11 is not available and Health, United States, 12 will be published in May, 2012.
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