'Identifying Protective Factors to Promote Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents: A Literature Review'

'Abstract\n motion picture to comfortive factors, conditions that protect against the particular of an inapplicable outcome or promote the occurrence of a suitable outcome inwardly an childishs environment, can cherish wellnessy childish behaviors and reduce bragging(a) morbidity and mortality. Yet, superficial is known well-nigh the nature and payoff of preservative factors on the positivist degree friendly and health outcomes among American Indian and Alaska subjective (AIAN) adolescents. We conducted a freshen of the literature to tell the protective factors associated with positive health outcomes among AIAN adolescents. We consulted Elsevier accomplishment Direct, ERIC EBSCOhost, PubMed, and the Web of lore databases. A real of 3421 articles were encountered. Excluded publications were those that did not revolve around on AIAN adolescents (n = 3341), did not identify protective factors (n = 56), were not original research studies (n = 8), or were not comp ose in the side language. We identified clubho go for categories of protective factors positively associated with health and hearty outcomes, including: current and/or future aspirations, in the flesh(predicate) wellness, positive self-image, self-efficacy, non-familial connectedness, family connectedness, positive opportunities, positive amicable norms, and cultural connectedness. such factors positively influenced adolescent alcohol, tobacco, and substance use; delinquent and ruffianly behavior; delirious health including depression, self-destruction attempt; resilience; and academic success. overprotective factors spanned multiple domains of the socio-ecological model. Strengths-based health promotion efforts that leverage local, innate protective factors and work with AIANs to frame environments rich in protective factors atomic number 18 key to alter the health and wellbeing of AIAN adolescents.\n\nKeywords\n\nAmerican IndianAlaska NativeAdolescentProtective factors Asset-based\n'