Youth engagement in research and policy: The CO‐CREATE framework to optimize power balance and mitigate risks of conflicts of interest

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dc.abstract.enIncluding youth in the co-creation of policies that affect them has proven to be particularly impactful in public health. Using youth participatory action research methods, the CO-CREATE project engages European youth 16–18 years old in the co-creation of obesity prevention policies. To discuss the feasibility and implications of the policy, youth are invited to engage in an intergenerational dialogue. Given the youth–adult dynamic and policy discussion, conflicts of interests (COIs) can arise and impact the quality of the dialogue. COI frameworks are a tool that can help identify, mitigate, and address COIs. This paper presents a novel framework to mitigate COIs in intergenerational policy dialogues, with a focus on power imbalance. Following a series of youth consultations, interviews, and examination of existing frameworks, our findings suggest that safe, participatory, and empowering dialogues can take place if appropriate measures are integrated into all phases of a dialogue. The selection of stakeholders, use of accessible language, and youth moderation are all factors that can impact COI risks. Measures that promote mutual empowerment, such as equal representation of youth and adults, were deemed important. This framework provides a roadmap to ensure that youth participation in the formulation of policies is safe and empowering.
dc.affiliationInstitute of Psychology
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorNesrallah, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorKlepp, Knut-Inge
dc.contributor.authorBudin-Ljøsne, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorŁuszczyńska, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorBrinsden, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorRutter, Harry
dc.contributor.authorBergstrøm, Elin
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Sudhvir
dc.contributor.authorDebelian, Marianna
dc.contributor.authorBouillon, Claire
dc.contributor.authorBjørge Katanasho, Margrete
dc.date.access2023-02-24
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-11T08:50:40Z
dc.date.available2024-01-11T08:50:40Z
dc.date.created2022-12-14
dc.date.issued2023-02-24
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Including youth in the co‐creation of policies that affect them has proven to be particularly impactful in public health. Using youth participatory action research methods, the CO‐CREATE project engages European youth 16–18 years old in the co‐creation of obesity prevention policies. To discuss the feasibility and implications of the policy, youth are invited to engage in an intergenerational dialogue. Given the youth–adult dynamic and policy discussion, conflicts of interests (COIs) can arise and impact the quality of the dialogue. COI frameworks are a tool that can help identify, mitigate, and address COIs. This paper presents a novel framework to mitigate COIs in intergenerational policy dialogues, with a focus on power imbalance. Following a series of youth consultations, interviews, and examination of existing frameworks, our findings suggest that safe, participatory, and empowering dialogues can take place if appropriate measures are integrated into all phases of a dialogue. The selection of stakeholders, use of accessible language, and youth moderation are all factors that can impact COI risks. Measures that promote mutual empowerment, such as equal representation of youth and adults, were deemed important. This framework provides a roadmap to ensure that youth participation in the formulation of policies is safe and empowering.</jats:p>
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dc.description.grantnumberCO-CREATE; European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program for Sustainable Food Security under grant agreement no. 774210
dc.description.granttitleConfronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with youth
dc.description.issueS1
dc.description.physical1-20
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume24
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/obr.13549
dc.identifier.issn1467-7881
dc.identifier.issn1467-789X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/349
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.13549
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOTHER
dc.subject.enconflicts of interest
dc.subject.enoverweight and obesity
dc.subject.enpolicy
dc.subject.enyouth participation
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleYouth engagement in research and policy: The CO‐CREATE framework to optimize power balance and mitigate risks of conflicts of interest
dc.title.journalObesity Reviews
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle