Using Concept Mapping in Community-Based Participatory Research: A Mixed Methods Approach

Overview

Journal J Mix Methods Res

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2015 Nov 13

PMID 26561484

Citations 27

Authors

Liliane Cambraia Windsor

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Abstract

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been identified as a useful approach to increasing community involvement in research. Developing rigorous methods in conducting CBPR is an important step in gaining more support for this approach. The current article argues that concept mapping, a structured mixed methods approach, is useful in the initial development of a rigorous CBPR program of research aiming to develop culturally tailored and community-based health interventions for vulnerable populations. A research project examining social dynamics and consequences of alcohol and substance use in Newark, New Jersey, is described to illustrate the use of concept mapping methodology in CBPR. A total of 75 individuals participated in the study.

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