1. The Fabric of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing: A Conceptual Model
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Alana Gall, Lisa J. Whop, Gail Garvey, Allison Tong, Tamara L. Butler, Joan Cunningham, Brian Arley, Kate Anderson, Julie Ratcliffe, Kirsten Howard, Michelle Dickson, and Alan Cass
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Adult ,Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Ethnic group ,Indigenous ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,wellbeing ,models of wellbeing ,Health Services, Indigenous ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Sociology ,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ,Qualitative Research ,media_common ,030505 public health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Gender studies ,Torres strait ,quality of life ,Conceptual model ,Medicine ,0305 other medical science ,Qualitative research - Abstract
Wellbeing is culturally bound and is shaped by many aspects of life, including experiences, beliefs and values. As such, in order to accurately measure wellbeing for a specific cultural group, it is necessary to understand the experiences, beliefs and values that influence the conception and experience of wellbeing of that group. This paper presents a conceptual model of wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which was developed from a large national qualitative study that explored the views of 359 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. An Aboriginal- and Torres Strait Islander-led research team used an Indigenist research approach to iteratively develop this conceptual model, called the Fabric of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing model, which takes inspiration from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander weaving traditions whereby individual strands are twined to create fabrics that are both beautiful and strong. This reflects our findings that the parts of life that are most important to wellbeing for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are interwoven with their families, communities and culture.
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- 2021