The Journal of Primary Prevention

, Volume 33, Issue 5–6, pp 259–269 | Cite as

The Development of Videos in Culturally Grounded Drug Prevention for Rural Native Hawaiian Youth

  • Scott K. Okamoto
  • Susana Helm
  • Latoya L. McClain
  • Ay-Laina Dinson
Research Methods and Practice
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate narrative scripts to be used for the video components of a culturally grounded drug prevention program for rural Native Hawaiian youth. Scripts to be used to film short video vignettes of drug-related problem situations were developed based on a foundation of pre-prevention research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Seventy-four middle- and high-school-aged youth in 15 focus groups adapted and validated the details of the scripts to make them more realistic. Specifically, youth participants affirmed the situations described in the scripts and suggested changes to details of the scripts to make them more culturally specific. Suggested changes to the scripts also reflected preferred drug resistance strategies described in prior research, and varied based on the type of drug offerer described in each script (i.e., peer/friend, parent, or cousin/sibling). Implications for culturally grounded drug prevention are discussed.

Keywords

Native Hawaiian Youth Drugs Alcohol Prevention 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse (R34 DA031306), with supplemental funding from the Trustees’ Scholarly Endeavors Program, Hawai‘i Pacific University. The authors wish to acknowledge the support of Mr. Matt Yamashita in the development of the video scripts, and Ms. Jessica Mabanag and Mr. Nicholas Maez in the data collection for this study.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Scott K. Okamoto
    • 1
  • Susana Helm
    • 2
  • Latoya L. McClain
    • 1
  • Ay-Laina Dinson
    • 1
  1. 1.School of Social WorkHawai‘i Pacific UniversityHonoluluUSA
  2. 2.Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Hawai‘i at MānoaHonoluluUSA

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