In addition to the research studies listed above, the following investigations will complement and supplement the APIYVPC’s research plan:

 

This study will examine the relationship between cognitive styles and youth violence perpetration/victimization for the students at Kailua High School. The cognitive styles have been derived from Dr. Arthur Acosta’s 16 Habits of Mind, which include attributes that affect youth violence prevention (e.g., managing impulsivity, listening with understanding and empathy, thinking flexibly). First, a valid scale to measure the 16 cognitive styles will be derived. Second, the scale will be used to determine rates/norms, baselines, and risk-protective factors. Third, the scale will be used in a research design to determine pre-post, longitudinal changes in cognitive styles based on instruction, and subsequent changes in youth violence.

 

This study will examine, on a qualitative level, the origins of school fights at Kailua High School, in an effort to determine patterns in the genealogy of multiple fights (e.g., common origins of different fights). Questions regarding the origins of school fights will be systematically asked of the students involved, and students will be subsequently interviewed to gain further insights. In the context of prevention, the overall pattern of results will lead to strategies for intervention to decrease future school fights.

 

This study is part of the Master’s Thesis for a Sociology Major. Data were collected from high school students from American Samoa. These data were similar to that collected in Hawai‘i for Samoan, Native Hawaiian, and Filipino high school students. Comparisons will be made between the two Samoan groups (American Samoa vs. Hawai‘i) regarding prevalence of youth violence and risk-protective factors, in an effort to develop effective prevention programs.

 

This study is part of a dissertation for a Social Work Major and is funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Data will be collected on substance abuse/dependency prevalence rates, as well as risk-protective factors across two schools in Hawai‘i, including Kailua High School. The prevalences will be compared to other epidemiologic studies and a risk-protective theoretical model will be derived.

 

This study will complement/supplement the Core Research at Kailua High School by replicating the investigation at another High School on Oahu, thereby increasing the sample size and representativeness of the Native Hawaiian, Samoan, and Filipino youths. This is important to accomplish given the goal of developing a national prototype for Asian/Pacific Islander youth violence prevention. This project is funded by the Department of Health, State of Hawai‘i.