Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
"We don't know how to talk": Adolescent meaning making and experiences of participating in research on violence in Romania, South Africa, and the Philippines.
Neelakantan, Lakshmi; Fry, Deborah; Florian, Lani; Silion, Doriana; Filip, Madalina; Thabeng, Mildred; Te, Kathlyn; Sunglao, Jun Angelo; Lu, Mengyao; Ward, Catherine L; Baban, Adriana; Jocson, Rosanne M; Peña Alampay, Liane; Meinck, Franziska.
Afiliación
  • Neelakantan L; Population Mental Health Unit, Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: lakshmi.neelakantan@unimelb.edu.au.
  • Fry D; Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute, Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: debi.fry@ed.ac.uk.
  • Florian L; Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: lani.florian@ed.ac.uk.
  • Silion D; Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
  • Filip M; Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
  • Thabeng M; Oxford Research South Africa, South Africa.
  • Te K; Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.
  • Sunglao JA; Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.
  • Lu M; Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute, Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: mengyao.lu@ed.ac.uk.
  • Ward CL; Department of Psychology & Safety and Violence Initiative, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: Catherine.Ward@uct.ac.za.
  • Baban A; Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
  • Jocson RM; National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Electronic address: rosanne.jocson@nie.edu.sg.
  • Peña Alampay L; Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. Electronic address: lpalampay@ateneo.edu.
  • Meinck F; School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK; OPTENTIA, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa; School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: fmeinck@ed.ac.uk.
Child Abuse Negl ; : 106931, 2024 Jul 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38972820
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Current evidence on adolescent participation in violence research has primarily measured distress, harm or upset using quantitative methods. There are relatively few studies which have employed qualitative methods to understand adolescent emotional experiences, and to articulate the experiences of participation from their own perspective.

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to assess adolescents' experiences of participating in research on violence in different contexts, namely Romania, South Africa, and the Philippines.

METHODS:

A purposive sample of adolescents (N = 53, 51 % female) were recruited from rural, urban, and peri-urban areas in Romania, the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and Metro Manila, Philippines. Semi-structured one-on-one in-depth interviews and drawings sought adolescent perspectives on their experiences of participation, including the emotions they felt, and their perceptions of research on violence.

RESULTS:

Drawing on analysis of interviews and drawings, adolescents reported a layered emotional experience, ranging from sadness, anger, apprehension, and upset, to joy, relief, and laughter. Their emotional experiences were driven by participation as a relational encounter, both with the researchers involved, as well as with other children and young people they encountered. Adolescents emphasized participation as enabling disclosure of difficult experiences, and the creation of awareness of violence.

CONCLUSIONS:

Adolescent perspectives of participation in research on violence are nuanced and encompass their lived experience as well as the fundamentally relational nature of participation. Adolescents experienced increased awareness of topics in violence and perceived research participation as enabling disclosure and possible help-seeking. Measures of participation impact developed along with adolescents, which reflect this complexity, are needed.
Palabras clave
Texto completo
Añadir a Mi BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Child Abuse Negl Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
Texto completo
Añadir a Mi BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Child Abuse Negl Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido