ArohaandManaakitanga—That’s What It Is About: Indigenous Women, “Love,” and Interpersonal Violence

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051987229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Wilson ◽  
Alayne Mikahere-Hall ◽  
Debra Jackson ◽  
Karina Cootes ◽  
Juanita Sherwood
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Violent Relationships ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Kaupapa Māori ◽  
Seeking Help

Māori women (Aotearoa New Zealand’s Indigenous women) experience a high burden of harm and homicide associated with intergenerational family violence, complicated by the ongoing effects of colonialism. Also, the historical, social, and cultural complexities, such as poverty and structural racism, challenge further Māori women seeking help. In this project, we sought to answer two questions: What are Māori women’s sociocultural constructions of “love” within relationships with violent partners? What roles do traditional cultural values play in their relationships? Using Kaupapa Māori (by Māori, for Māori) methodology, we conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 Māori women and analyzed them using thematic analysis. We identified three core themes that explain how Māori women enter into, stay in, and leave a relationship with a violent partner: (a) it begins with a connection, (b) downplaying the signs, and (c) needing to leave. We found that Māori women’s compassion and caring for their partner was underpinned by their recognition that partners had the potential to be nonviolent and resembled Māori cultural concepts of aroha (compassion, empathy, and respect) and manaakitanga (hospitality, sharing, and caring for others). Through sharing their stories, these women revealed the strength of cultural imperatives that include the importance of whakapapa (genealogy) and whanaungatanga (connections) of which aroha and manaakitanga are integral parts. Our findings highlight the complexity and competing tensions underpinning Māori women’s decision-making when entering and exiting violent relationships. These cultural imperatives are essential for understanding how these influence the decision-making of Māori women, which can position them at odds with those who would tell them they must walk away and not look back.

scholarly journals Doctors’ decisions when disclosing their mental ill-health

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Rees ◽  
D Cohen ◽  
N Marfell ◽  
M Robling
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Potential Outcomes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Media Data ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
The Many ◽  
Media Data

Abstract Background Understanding of what prevents doctors from seeking help for mental ill-health has improved. However, less is known about what promotes timely disclosure and the nature of doctors’ decision making. Aims This study aimed to define how doctors make decisions about their own mental ill-health, and what facilitates disclosure. It explored the disclosure experiences of doctors and medical students; their attitudes to their decisions, and how they evaluate potential outcomes. Methods Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with UK doctors and medical students with personal experience of mental ill-health. Participants were recruited through relevant organizations, utilizing regular communications such as newsletters, e-mails and social media. Data were subject to a thematic analysis. Results Forty-six interviews were conducted. All participants had disclosed their mental ill-health to someone; not all to their workplace. Decision making was complex, with many participants facing multiple decisions throughout their careers. Disclosures were made despite the many obstacles identified in the literature; participants described enablers to and benefits of disclosing. The importance of appropriate responses to first disclosures was highlighted. Conclusions Motivations to disclose mental ill-health are complex and multifactorial. An obstacle for one was an enabler for another. Understanding this and the importance of the first disclosure has important implications for how best to support doctors and medical students in need.

Older people and decision-making following acute stroke in China: ‘hiding’ as a barrier to active involvement

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 1526-1554 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUE WANG ◽  
MIKE NOLAN
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Older People ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Essential Information

ABSTRACTDecision-making among older patients with stroke, their families and professionals has been extensively studied in a Western context, but there has been little prior work in China. The study reported here explored how decision-making took place between older people with stroke, their family carers and professionals in an acute care context in mainland China using a constructivist grounded theory approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, participant observation and documentary analysis. Constant comparative analysis of the data was carried out. This paper focuses on the key social process of ‘hiding’ and its dynamic relationship with the core category ‘keeping the peace’. In order to meet the traditional Chinese cultural value of ‘maintaining harmony’, both family carers and professionals hid essential information from older stroke survivors who, as a consequence, were effectively precluded from playing an active role in major decisions. In understanding ‘hiding’, the paper draws upon both Chinese cultural values and ‘awareness context theory’ and in so doing questions the relevance to the Chinese context of key Western notions such as involvement in health-care decision-making. A better understanding of the experiences of decision-making processes between older people with stroke, their family carers and professionals in China will help professionals to provide the best possible support and care whilst promoting informed decision-making amongst all concerned.

Acknowledging the Māori cultural values and beliefs embedded in rongoā Māori healing

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenis Mark ◽  
Kerry Chamberlain ◽  
Amohia Boulton
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Step Process ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Kaupapa Māori ◽  
Key Topics

<p>An exploration of rongoā Māori (a system of Māori healing based on Māori cultural traditions) was conducted to ascertain the cultural values and beliefs of Māori, the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa/New Zealand, that are related to Māori healing. A Kaupapa Māori approach utilising Māori cultural concepts throughout the research process guided the overall study design. Semi-structured narrative interviews were conducted in 2009 and 2010 with 17 rongoā Māori healers. The rourou Māori method of data analysis, a 3-step process created specifically for this project, was employed to analyse healers’ talk about the underlying concepts of rongoā Māori healing. Two key topics emerged: concepts of healing, and the focus of healing. The importance of acknowledging Māori cultural values and beliefs inherent within rongoā Māori healing concepts and the focus of healing is discussed. </p>

scholarly journals O cuidar da saúde para a mulher indígena haliti-paresí

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Érica Baggio ◽  
Vagner Ferreira do Nascimento ◽  
Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças ◽  
Thalise Yuri Hattori ◽  
Marina Atanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Biomedical Knowledge ◽  
Las Mujeres

RESUMOObjetivo: verificar como as mulheres indígenas definem e promovem saúde. Método: estudo qualitativo, descritivo-exploratório, com 12 mulheres indígenas Haliti-Paresí. Os dados foram produzidos a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas. Para análise dos dados, utilizou-se a técnica de Análise de Conteúdo na modalidade Análise Temática, fundamentada na Teoria da Diversidade e Universalidade do Cuidado Cultural. Resultados: identificou-se que as indígenas definem saúde como algo primordial que dá sentido ao viver e que vai além da dimensão biológica. Além disso, há uma articulação entre os saberes populares e biomédicos, com preferência aos saberes indígenas aplicados no interior da comunidade. Elas reconhecem que hábitos não saudáveis estão presentes no cotidiano indígena e demonstram preocupação buscando meios para promover a saúde da família. Conclusão: os valores culturais necessitam ser integrados à assistência para melhoria da saúde indígena, em uma perspectiva de construção de um novo paradigma para abordagem do processo saúde-doença. Descritores: Saúde da Mulher; Saúde de Populações Indígenas; Processo Saúde-Doença; Enfermagem Transcultural.ABSTRACTObjective: to verify how indigenous women define and promote health. Method: qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study with 12 Haliti-Paresí indigenous women. Data were produced through semi-structured interviews. The thematic Content Analysis technique was used to analyze the data, based on the Theory of Diversity and Universality of Cultural Care. Results: it was found that the natives define health as something primordial that gives meaning to life and goes beyond the biological dimension. In addition, there is a link between popular and biomedical knowledge, with a preference for indigenous knowledge applied within the community. They recognize that unhealthy habits are present in their daily life and show concern and seek ways to promote family health. Conclusion: cultural values need to be integrated into the assistance to improve indigenous health, from the perspective of building a new paradigm to approach the health-disease process. Descriptors:  Women's Health; Health of Indigenous Populations; Health-Disease Process; Cross-Cultural Nursing.RESUMEN Objetivo: verificar como las mujeres indígenas definen y promueven la salud. Método: estudio cualitativo, descriptivo-exploratorio, con 12 mujeres indígenas Haliti-Paresí. Los datos fueron producidos a partir de entrevistas semi-estructuradas. Para análisis de los datos, se utilizó la técnica de Análisis de Contenido en la modalidad Análisis Temático, fundamentada en la Teoría de la Diversidad y Universalidad del Cuidado Cultural. Resultados: se identificó que las indígenas definen la salud como algo primordial que da sentido al vivir y que va más allá de la dimensión biológica. Además, hay una articulación entre los saberes populares y biomédicos, con preferencia a los saberes indígenas aplicados en el interior de la comunidad. Ellas reconocen que hábitos no saudables están presentes en el cotidiano indígena y demuestran preocupación buscando medios para promover la salud de la familia. Conclusión: los valores culturales necesitan ser integrados a la asistencia para mejorar la salud indígena, en una perspectiva de construcción de un nuevo paradigma para enfoque del proceso salud-enfermedad. Descriptores: Salud de la Mujer; Salud de las Poblaciones Indígenas; Proceso Salud-Enfermedad; Enfermería Transcultural.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Media Use on Consumers’ Restaurant Consumption Experiences: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6581
Author(s):  
Jooyoung Hwang ◽  
Anita Eves ◽  
Jason L. Stienmetz
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
The Impact

Travellers have high standards and regard restaurants as important travel attributes. In the tourism and hospitality industry, the use of developed tools (e.g., smartphones and location-based tablets) has been popularised as a way for travellers to easily search for information and to book venues. Qualitative research using semi-structured interviews based on the face-to-face approach was adopted for this study to examine how consumers’ restaurant selection processes are performed with the utilisation of social media on smartphones. Then, thematic analysis was adopted. The findings of this research show that the adoption of social media on smartphones is positively related with consumers’ gratification. More specifically, when consumers regard that process, content and social gratification are satisfied, their intention to adopt social media is fulfilled. It is suggested by this study that consumers’ restaurant decision-making process needs to be understood, as each stage of the decision-making process is not independent; all the stages of the restaurant selection process are organically connected and influence one another.

scholarly journals Staying Home, Staying Alive: Campus Food Pantry Student Clients’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 193672442110356
Author(s):  
Elmira Jangjou
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Postsecondary Students ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Income Loss ◽  
Food Pantry ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Seeking Help

In response to students’ food insecurity, a number of colleges and universities have taken action and established campus food pantries as part of their intervention plans. However, many of these pantries ceased operation due to COVID-19 campus shutdowns. The purpose of this study is to illustrate the short-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on postsecondary students, who use a university-provided food pantry. Drawing from semi-structured interviews with 12 participants, the thematic analysis explored the initial coping strategies these students used to endure the pandemic. Findings revealed that many students experienced the immediate effects of the pandemic in the form of income loss, self-isolation, anxiety, and appetite change. Although the pandemic interrupted these students’ journeys to continue their studies and become independent in various ways, the affected students implemented various coping strategies, including seeking help from family or friends, using available resources, cooking at home, and even trying to save money. However, considering that the targeted population in this study was already at risk because of their basic needs insecurity, these postsecondary students require extra attention from their higher education institutions in the case of emergencies, such as a global pandemic. In addition to its timely and relevant findings, this study provides important avenues for future research and intervention efforts.

scholarly journals Telling Our Stories: Resilience during Resettlement for African Skilled Migrants in Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3954
Author(s):  
Lillian Mwanri ◽  
Leticia Anderson ◽  
Kathomi Gatwiri
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
African Migrants ◽  
Cultural Expectations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Resilience Factors

Background: Emigration to Australia by people from Africa has grown steadily in the past two decades, with skilled migration an increasingly significant component of migration streams. Challenges to resettlement in Australia by African migrants have been identified, including difficulties securing employment, experiences of racism, discrimination and social isolation. These challenges can negatively impact resettlement outcomes, including health and wellbeing. There has been limited research that has examined protective and resilience factors that help highly skilled African migrants mitigate the aforementioned challenges in Australia. This paper discusses how individual and community resilience factors supported successful resettlement Africans in Australia. The paper is contextualised within a larger study which sought to investigate how belonging and identity inform Afrodiasporic experiences of Africans in Australia. Methods: A qualitative inquiry was conducted with twenty-seven (n = 27) skilled African migrants based in South Australia, using face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Participants were not directly questioned about ‘resilience,’ but were encouraged to reflect critically on how they navigated the transition to living in Australia, and to identify factors that facilitated a successful resettlement. Results: The study findings revealed a mixture of settlement experiences for participants. Resettlement challenges were observed as barriers to fully meeting expectations of emigration. However, there were significant protective factors reported that supported resilience, including participants’ capacities for excellence and willingness to work hard; the social capital vested in community and family support networks; and African religious and cultural values and traditions. Many participants emphasised their pride in their contributions to Australian society as well as their desire to contribute to changing narratives of what it means to be African in Australia. Conclusions: The findings demonstrate that despite challenges, skilled African migrants’ resilience, ambition and determination were significant enablers to a healthy resettlement in Australia, contributing effectively to social, economic and cultural expectations, and subsequently meeting most of their own migration intentions. These findings suggest that resilience factors identified in the study are key elements of integration.

Protesting During a Pandemic: Narratives on Risk Taking and Motivation to Participating in the 2020 March on Washington

2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872199933
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cobbina ◽  
Ashleigh LaCourse ◽  
Erika J. Brooke ◽  
Soma Chaudhuri
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Social Position ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Police Violence ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
The Media ◽  
March On Washington

The study elucidates the interplay of COVID-19 and the wave of Black Lives Matter protests to assess motivation and risk taking for protest participation. We draw on protesters’ accounts to examine how police violence influenced the participants decision making to participate in the 2020 March on Washington during a pandemic that exacerbated the risks already in place from protesting the police. We found that protesters’ social position and commitment to the cause provided motivations, along with a zeal to do more especially among White protesters. For Black participants, the images in the media resonated with their own experiences of structural racism from police.

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