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Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 5, No. 3, 306-313 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1524839903257994
© 2004 Society for Public Health Education

Force Field Analysis: A Model for Promoting Adolescents’ Involvement in Their Own Health Care

Heather MacDuffie, MSW

University of Maine; Orono, Maine.

Elizabeth DePoy, PhD

University of Maine in Orono.

This article advances a three-step model for engaging adolescents in shaping their own health care supports and services through systems and social change that rely on principles of force field analysis. Consistent with health promotion values and trends for evidence-based practice, force field analysis provides a systematic and multilevel approach to problem assessment, resolution, and social change that is particularly appropriate for adolescents. The article reviews relevant literature, proposes the model, and concludes with a comparative illustration and critical analysis of the use of force field analysis to promote adolescent health.

Key Words: systems change • adolescent • special health care needs • participation


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