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Examining the influence of group diversity on the functioning of community-based participatory research partnerships: A mixed methods study.
Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Mar; 71(1-2):242-254.AJ

Abstract

Public health has endorsed the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to address health inequities involving diverse and marginalized communities. However, few studies have examined how group diversity among members of CBPR partnerships influenced how well the partnerships achieve their goals of addressing health inequities through equitable collaboration. We conducted secondary, convergent, mixed methods analysis to (1) evaluate the association between group diversity and participatory decision-making within CBPR partnerships, and (2) identify the perceived characteristics, benefits, and challenges of group diversity within CBPR partnerships. Using data from a cross-site study of federally funded CBPR partnerships, we analyzed and integrated data from surveys of 163 partnerships (n = 448 partners) and seven in-depth case study interviews (n = 55 partners). Quantitatively, none of the measured characteristics of group diversity was associated with participatory decision-making within the partnerships. Qualitatively, we found that partnerships mainly benefited from membership differences in functional characteristics (e.g., skillset) but faced challenges from membership differences in sociocultural characteristics (e.g., gender and race). The integrated findings suggest the need to further understand how emergent group characteristics and how practices that engage in group diversity contribute to collective functioning of the partnerships. Attention to this area can help promote health equity achievements of CBPR partnerships.

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Chandanabhumma PP
Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Fàbregues S
Department of Psychology and Education, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Oetzel J
School of Management and Marketing, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Duran B
School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Ford C
Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

MeSH

HumansCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchHealth PromotionCommunity-Institutional RelationsPublic HealthHealth Equity

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Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

36342500

Citation

Chandanabhumma, P Paul, et al. "Examining the Influence of Group Diversity On the Functioning of Community-based Participatory Research Partnerships: a Mixed Methods Study." American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 71, no. 1-2, 2023, pp. 242-254.
Chandanabhumma PP, Fàbregues S, Oetzel J, et al. Examining the influence of group diversity on the functioning of community-based participatory research partnerships: A mixed methods study. Am J Community Psychol. 2023;71(1-2):242-254.
Chandanabhumma, P. P., Fàbregues, S., Oetzel, J., Duran, B., & Ford, C. (2023). Examining the influence of group diversity on the functioning of community-based participatory research partnerships: A mixed methods study. American Journal of Community Psychology, 71(1-2), 242-254. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12626
Chandanabhumma PP, et al. Examining the Influence of Group Diversity On the Functioning of Community-based Participatory Research Partnerships: a Mixed Methods Study. Am J Community Psychol. 2023;71(1-2):242-254. PubMed PMID: 36342500.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Examining the influence of group diversity on the functioning of community-based participatory research partnerships: A mixed methods study. AU - Chandanabhumma,P Paul, AU - Fàbregues,Sergi, AU - Oetzel,John, AU - Duran,Bonnie, AU - Ford,Chandra, Y1 - 2022/11/07/ PY - 2022/08/08/revised PY - 2021/10/05/received PY - 2022/09/13/accepted PY - 2022/11/8/pubmed PY - 2023/3/15/medline PY - 2022/11/7/entrez KW - community-academic research partnerships KW - community-based participatory research KW - diversity KW - partnership functioning SP - 242 EP - 254 JF - American journal of community psychology JO - Am J Community Psychol VL - 71 IS - 1-2 N2 - Public health has endorsed the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to address health inequities involving diverse and marginalized communities. However, few studies have examined how group diversity among members of CBPR partnerships influenced how well the partnerships achieve their goals of addressing health inequities through equitable collaboration. We conducted secondary, convergent, mixed methods analysis to (1) evaluate the association between group diversity and participatory decision-making within CBPR partnerships, and (2) identify the perceived characteristics, benefits, and challenges of group diversity within CBPR partnerships. Using data from a cross-site study of federally funded CBPR partnerships, we analyzed and integrated data from surveys of 163 partnerships (n = 448 partners) and seven in-depth case study interviews (n = 55 partners). Quantitatively, none of the measured characteristics of group diversity was associated with participatory decision-making within the partnerships. Qualitatively, we found that partnerships mainly benefited from membership differences in functional characteristics (e.g., skillset) but faced challenges from membership differences in sociocultural characteristics (e.g., gender and race). The integrated findings suggest the need to further understand how emergent group characteristics and how practices that engage in group diversity contribute to collective functioning of the partnerships. Attention to this area can help promote health equity achievements of CBPR partnerships. SN - 1573-2770 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/36342500/Examining_the_influence_of_group_diversity_on_the_functioning_of_community_based_participatory_research_partnerships:_A_mixed_methods_study_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -