Effective Methods to Assess Exposure to Violence and Victimization Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: The Tribal Youth Victimization Study (TYVS), United States, 2019

The purpose of the Tribal Youth Victimization Study (TYVS) was to develop and test survey research methods to assess American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) youth exposure to violence and youth victimization and to identify the factors of the exposure to victimization and its impact. The American Indian Development Associates, (AIDA) LLC conducted the study in partnership with several tribal communities and organizations. The goal is to develop a research strategy and survey instrument for collecting information on the violence and victimization experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native youth in tribal communities and other settings throughout the country. The study purpose is to determine and pilot test the tools and methods for conducting a future national level study. The data will be used to guide survey development, protocols and administration in tribal and other settings. This study included five (5) required tasks that framed the approach, methods, approvals, and deliverables, divided into three stages focused on three distinct phases - instrumentation, cognitive testing, and pilot testing. Phase 1 focused on development of the survey and the methods for survey administration to be tested. No data was collected during Phase 1 and was exempted from IRB review by the University of Nevada Las Vegas Human Subjects Biomedical Review Board. Phase 2 focused on testing recruitment methods and cognitive testing of the draft survey instrument. Phase 3 focused on pilot test site recruitment, pilot testing a revised version of the survey instrument, testing of three modes of administration, and testing alternative approaches to incentives.

本项‘部落青年受侵害研究’（Tribal Youth Victimization Study，简称TYVS）旨在构建并验证调查研究的策略，以评估美洲原住民（American Indian，简称AI）及阿拉斯加原住民（Alaska Native，简称AN）青年遭受暴力侵害的经历，并探寻导致受侵害及其影响的因素。此项研究由美洲原住民发展协会（American Indian Development Associates，简称AIDA）有限责任公司联合数个部落社区及组织共同实施。研究目标在于构建一套针对收集美洲原住民及阿拉斯加原住民青年在部落社区及其他全国范围内的暴力与受侵害经历的调研策略与问卷工具。研究目的在于确定并试点测试未来全国性研究的工具与方法。所得数据将用于指导部落及其他环境中的问卷调查开发、实施流程及管理。本项研究包含五项（共5项）必要任务，这些任务界定了研究方法、方法审核及成果产出，分为三个阶段，分别聚焦于三个独立阶段——工具开发、认知测试与试点测试。第一阶段集中于问卷开发及其实施方法的测试。第一阶段未收集任何数据，且经内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校人类受试者生物医学审查委员会（IRB）批准免于审查。第二阶段集中于招募测试及问卷草稿的认知测试。第三阶段集中于试点测试站点招募、对问卷工具修订版本的试点测试、三种实施模式的测试，以及激励措施替代方案的测试。