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Youth Participatory Approaches and Health Equity: Conceptualization and Integrative Review

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Ozer, Emily J., Abraczinskas, Michelle, Duarte, Catherine, Mathur, Ruchika, Ballard, Parissa Jahromi, Gibbs, Lisa, Olivas, Elijah T., Bewa, Marlene Joannie +1 more·2020·American Journal of Community Psychology
DOI 10.1002/ajcp.12451
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There is an array of youth participatory approaches relevant to health equity efforts in community psychology, adolescent health, youth development, and education. While they share some commonalities, they also reflect important distinctions regarding key processes and intended level of impact. Here, we consider the following: (a) youth‐led participatory action research (YPAR), (b) youth organizing (YO), (c) youth‐led planning, (d) human‐centered design, (e) participatory arts, and (f) youth advisory boards. Informed by community psychology theories on empowerment and levels of change and social epidemiology frameworks that focus on the social determinants of health inequities, we aim to promote greater clarity in the conceptualization, implementation, and evaluation of youth participatory approaches; frame the “landscape” of youth participatory approaches and their similarities and differences; present an integrative review of the evidence regarding the impact of youth participatory approaches; and describe several illustrative cases so as to consider more deeply how some youth participatory approaches aim to influence the social determinants of health that lead to the physical embodiment of health inequities. We conclude by identifying areas of future policy‐ and practice‐relevant research for advancing youth participation and health equity.

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  • The two equity-focused frameworks shared the conviction that participatory approaches support critical scientific inquiry that can improve the accuracy and rigour of evidence, rooted in a thorough understanding of the issues that youth are facing to define lasting solutions.

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  13. Ozer, E. J., Abraczinskas, M., Duarte, C., Mathur, R., Ballard, P. J., Gibbs, L., Olivas, E. T., Bewa, M. J. & Afifi, R. (2020). Youth Participatory Approaches and Health Equity: Conceptualization and Integrative Review. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 66 (3-4), pp.267-278. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12451. Persistent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/276928

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Authors
Ozer, E. J., Abraczinskas, M., Duarte, C., Mathur, R., Ballard, P. J., Gibbs, L., Olivas, E. T., Bewa, M. J., & Afifi, R.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • University of Florida (US)
  • Population Council (IN)
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • University of South Florida (US)
Corresponding author
Ozer, Emily J.
ORCID
Venue
American Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-09-24
Volume
66
Issue
3-4
Pages
267-278
ISSN
  • 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2770
DOI
10.1002/ajcp.12451
OpenAlex
W3089160782
Cited by
154
References
98
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 2
FWCI
2.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32DA039772)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Children's Rights and Participation
Keywords
health equity, youth organizing, human-centered design, participatory art, youth advisory board, empowerment, social determinants of health, health disparities, adolescent health, youth development, social epidemiology
MeSH terms
Health Equity, Adolescent, Concept Formation, Health Services Research, Humans, Community-Based Participatory Research, Young Adult

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