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Using Qualitative Methods to Develop Contextually Relevant Measures and Preventive Interventions: An Illustration
Author(s) -
Dumka Larry E.,
Gonzales Nancy A.,
Wood Jennifer L.,
Formoso Diana
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1023/a:1022145022830
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , health psychology , psychology , mental health , qualitative research , ethnic group , public health , applied psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , psychotherapist , nursing , sociology , psychiatry , social science , anthropology
Qualitative methods were used to develop a contextually relevant quantitative measure of parenting stress and inform the design of family‐focused interventions aimed at preventing adolescent mental and behavioral health problems. The study focused on the experiences of low‐income one‐ and two‐parent families representing three ethnic groups (Mexican, African, and European Americans) living in low‐income neighborhoods in a large Southwestern city. This report describes the place of this study in a broader program of prevention research, the qualitative methods and data analysis procedures employed, and how the results were used to develop a new measure of parenting stress and inform future program design. The report also includes reflective comments on the methods used and lessons gained.