Understanding the importance of connection: an indigenous exploration of the social and emotional well-being and resilience of a rural cohort of Aboriginal young people

Smallwood, R; Usher AM, K; Marriott, R; Sampson, N; Jackson, D

Understanding the importance of connection: an indigenous exploration of the social and emotional well-being and resilience of a rural cohort of Aboriginal young people

Smallwood, R Usher AM, K Marriott, R Sampson, N Jackson, D

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Youth Studies, 2023, ahead-of-print, (ahead-of-print)
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Smallwood, R
dc.contributor.author	Usher AM, K
dc.contributor.author	Marriott, R
dc.contributor.author	Sampson, N
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-5325
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-13T23:48:54Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-13T23:48:54Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Youth Studies, 2023, ahead-of-print, (ahead-of-print)
dc.identifier.issn	1367-6261
dc.identifier.issn	1469-9680
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175658
dc.description.abstract	Our story began in the pursuit of understanding Aboriginal young persons’ experiences of resilience and well-being. This was achieved by adopting an Aboriginal story method, combined with thematic analysis using winanga-li (to listen, to hear, to know and to remember) to hear and listen to the young people’s stories, a method presented by Kovach ([2010]. Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.) to honour the talk. This paper presents Aboriginal young people’s views and experiences of resilience and well-being. Using a qualitative approach, we conducted yarning interviews with 15 Aboriginal young people. Our analysis revealed the overarching themes of belonging, experiencing distress, being strong, recognising risk and maintaining positivity, which is comprised of a set of subthemes to exemplify multiple layers of well being and resilience for the young people in this study. These findings confirm the absolute importance of connections, culture and community to young Aboriginal people and expose the distress that results from the loss of these relationships and connections. Given the known link between connections to culture, health and well being implications, the findings of this study have relevance for clinicians, researchers, and policy-makers.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IN170100008
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Youth Studies
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/13676261.2023.2213638
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1303 Specialist Studies in Education, 1608 Sociology, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Sociology
dc.subject.classification	3904 Specialist studies in education
dc.subject.classification	4410 Sociology
dc.title	Understanding the importance of connection: an indigenous exploration of the social and emotional well-being and resilience of a rural cohort of Aboriginal young people
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education
utslib.for	1608 Sociology
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2024-02-13T23:48:53Z
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Our story began in the pursuit of understanding Aboriginal young persons’ experiences of resilience and well-being. This was achieved by adopting an Aboriginal story method, combined with thematic analysis using winanga-li (to listen, to hear, to know and to remember) to hear and listen to the young people’s stories, a method presented by Kovach ([2010]. Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.) to honour the talk. This paper presents Aboriginal young people’s views and experiences of resilience and well-being. Using a qualitative approach, we conducted yarning interviews with 15 Aboriginal young people. Our analysis revealed the overarching themes of belonging, experiencing distress, being strong, recognising risk and maintaining positivity, which is comprised of a set of subthemes to exemplify multiple layers of well being and resilience for the young people in this study. These findings confirm the absolute importance of connections, culture and community to young Aboriginal people and expose the distress that results from the loss of these relationships and connections. Given the known link between connections to culture, health and well being implications, the findings of this study have relevance for clinicians, researchers, and policy-makers.

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