What Matters 2 Adults (WM2Adults): Understanding the Foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing

Gail Garvey; Kate Anderson; Alana Gall; Tamara L. Butler; Joan Cunningham; Lisa J. Whop; Michelle Dickson; Julie Ratcliffe; Alan Cass; Allison Tong; Brian Arley; Kirsten Howard

doi:10.3390/ijerph18126193

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What Matters 2 Adults (WM2Adults): Understanding the Foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing

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What Matters 2 Adults (WM2Adults): Understanding the Foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing

Gail Garvey, Kate Anderson, Alana Gall, Tamara L. Butler, Joan Cunningham, Lisa J. Whop, Michelle Dickson, Julie Ratcliffe, Alan Cass, Allison Tong, …

International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.18(12), pp.1-21

08/06/2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126193

PMID: 34201090

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Environmental Sciences

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Science & Technology

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Australian

Indigenous

wellbeing

quality of life

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience a greater range of health and social disadvantages compared to other Australians. Wellbeing is a culturally-bound construct, and to date, a national evidence base around the components of wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is lacking. Understanding and measurement of wellbeing for this population is critical in achieving health equity. This paper aims to identify and describe the foundations of wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. This national qualitative study was underpinned by an Indigenist research approach which privileges the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults were purposively recruited from around Australia between September 2017 and September 2018 to participate in Yarning Circles, led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers. Yarning Circles were audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed. A Collaborative Yarning Methodology was used, which incorporated reflexive thematic analysis to identify and describe the foundations of wellbeing reported by participants. A total of 359 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults participated. Our analysis revealed five foundations of wellbeing: belonging and connection; holistic health; purpose and control; dignity and respect; and basic needs. These foundations were deeply interwoven by three interconnected aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life: family, community and culture. The findings of this study will substantially aid our efforts to develop a new wellbeing measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. The iterative Indigenist methods used in this study provide a robust research methodology for conducting large-scale, nationally-relevant qualitative research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Policies and practices that are informed by our results have the potential to address outcomes that are meaningful for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Title: What Matters 2 Adults (WM2Adults): Understanding the Foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing
Creators: Gail Garvey - Charles Darwin University
Kate Anderson - Charles Darwin University
Alana Gall - Charles Darwin University
Tamara L. Butler - Charles Darwin University
Joan Cunningham - Charles Darwin University
Lisa J. Whop - Australian National University
Michelle Dickson - Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Julie Ratcliffe - Flinders University
Alan Cass - Charles Darwin University
Allison Tong - University of Sydney
Brian Arley - Charles Darwin University
Kirsten Howard - University of Sydney
Publication Details: International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.18(12), pp.1-21
Publisher: Mdpi
Number of pages: 21
Grant note: 1125434; 1153027; 1176651; 1168150; 1058244; 1142035; 1197324109 / National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC); National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia 1153027 / TACTICS Postgraduate Top-up Scholarship (TACTICS) IN190100050 / ARC Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award (DAATSIA) - Australian Government
Identifiers: 991013072612702368
Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Academic Unit: National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

What Matters 2 Adults (WM2Adults): Understanding the Foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing

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