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ArticlePsychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.)2025

Questioning the status quo: Latino community members as researchers in the study of health equity.

Manuel Gutierrez Chavez, Katherine J W Baucom, Ana Sanchez-Birkhead, Jeannette Villalta, Sara Carbajal-Salisbury, Nidia Zavala Gonzalez, Leila Tatarevic, Anu Asnaani

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Manuel Gutierrez ChavezDepartment of Psychology, University of Utah.ORCID 0000-0003-3178-7662
Katherine J W BaucomDepartment of Psychology, University of Utah.
Ana Sanchez-BirkheadCollege of Nursing, University of Utah.
Jeannette VillaltaCommunity Faces of Utah.
Sara Carbajal-SalisburyCommunity Faces of Utah.
Nidia Zavala GonzalezDepartment of Psychology, University of Utah.
Leila TatarevicDepartment of Psychology, University of Utah.
Anu AsnaaniDepartment of Psychology, University of Utah.

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Couple-based lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetesK23DK115820 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BAUCOM, KATHERINE JANE WILLIAMS · 2018 to 2022
$1.2M
Association for Contextual Behavioral ScienceConsortium for Families and Health ResearchNIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK115820
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Abstract

Latinos experience disproportionate rates of obesity and related conditions like type 2 diabetes, which are projected to increase (Mohebi et al., 2022). Standard interventions for these issues often fall short due to individual-focused approaches and the lack of culturally sensitive definitions of health that include emotional, physical, political, and social domains (Gutierrez Chavez et al., 2022; Ritchie et al., 2020). Multilevel and multidimensional research efforts, integrating social justice-informed orientations, psychotherapy science, and behavioral medicine, are crucial for addressing these health inequities (Asnaani, 2023; Collins et al., 2018; Rodriguez Espinosa & Verney, 2021). Additionally, critically analyzing researcher and participant roles is essential to avoid perpetuating systemic racism (Cook et al., 2023). This article highlights the need for a paradigm shift in psychotherapy research by (a) describing Latino families' eating patterns and coping strategies for emotional distress through focus groups in the community and (b) illustrating the process behind the community-partnered development of a culturally responsive mindfulness-based health intervention. Importantly, this research approach emphasizes liberation psychology theory in the exploration of structural influences affecting health (Martín-Baró, 1996). While mindfulness techniques are feasible in this population (Cotter & Jones, 2020), Latino communities may not be amenable to the current presentation of mainstream psychological science interventions. Our research paradigm informed the conceptualization of mindfulness techniques through both clinical science and critical lenses. Thus, this study argues for reconceptualizing the definition of a successful psychotherapy study to include community engagement and liberatory principles, making the potential for big needle jumps in addressing health inequities incalculable. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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Health EquityHispanic or LatinoPsychotherapyResearch PersonnelAdultFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleWhite

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PMCPMC13160378

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