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Section 3
Demographic and Social Challenges in American Indian
and Alaska Native Children's Development

Question 3 | Answer Booklet | Table of Contents

National Institute of Health

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- Sarche, Michelle and Spicer, Paul. Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects. National Institute of Health. pg. 1-6.
Reviewed 2023

Update
Empowering American Indian and Alaska Native youth to lead measurement development of an indigenous adolescent wellbeing measure: A protocol paper

Quintana, S., Ivanich, J. D., Pikok, K., Nez, S., & Zepeda, Z. (2022). Empowering American Indian and Alaska Native youth to lead measurement development of an indigenous adolescent wellbeing measure: A protocol paper. Frontiers in public health, 10, 994434. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.994434

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Gloppen, K., McMorris, B., Gower, A., & Eisenberg, M. (2018). Associations between bullying involvement, protective factors, and mental health among American Indian youth. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88(4), 413–421. 

Hwang, K.-K. (2019). Enhancing cultural awareness by the construction of culture-inclusive theories. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 39(2), 67–80.

Novack, M. A., Standley, M., Bang, M., Washinawatok, K., Medin, D., & Waxman, S. (2021). Hands on: Nonverbal communication in Native and non-Native American parent–child dyads during informal learning. Developmental Psychology.

Podlogar, M. C., & Novins, D. K. (2015). Quality of care in American Indian child and adolescent behavioral health: A pilot study of patient and family perspectives. Psychological Services, 12(2), 112–122.

Scott, W. D., Clapp, J., Mileviciute, I., & Mousseau, A. (2016). Children’s Depression Inventory: A unidimensional factor structure for American Indian and Alaskan native youth. Psychological Assessment, 28(1), 81–91.

West, A. E., Telles, V., Antony, V., Zeledon, I., Moerner, L., & Soto, C. (2021). An opioid and substance use disorder needs assessment study for American Indian and Alaska Native youth in California. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

QUESTION 3
What health disparity is 3 to 6 times higher among American Indian and Alaska Native than among their non-Native peers? To select and enter your answer go to Answer Booklet.