Reasons to live : N.Z. born Samoan young people's responses to suicidal behaviours
Tiatia, Jemaima To'oa
Reasons to live : N.Z. born Samoan young people's responses to suicidal behaviours A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, 2003 Tiatia, Jemaima To'oa - vii, 228 p.
Thesis submitted as fulfilment of the requirement of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Community Health, Auckland) in the University of Auckland
This thesis aims to recontextualise youth suicidal behaviour with the objective of informing the development and opportunity for Samoan and possibly Pacific people's suicide prevention. The author used a multi-methods approach by doing a quantitative descriptive analysis of medical record reviews of 27 incidents looking for common personality characteristics of Samoan young people who enter Emergency Rooms in the Auckland region, and face-to-face in-depth interviews seeking explanations from 20 young Samoans who attempted suicide. The author investigates the perceptions of New Zealand Samoan young people (aged 16 to 25) regarding complex factors that impact their suicide attempts and/or their reasons to live. The author's findings discuss how the aiga (family) role can play a major part in the health and wellbeing of Samoan young people, such as contributions to suicidal behaviour; accountability to the aiga; obligation to the aiga; involvement and effectiveness of suicide prevention (spirituality, stress management, communications and friendship, etc.) The author also provides recommendations, comments and suggestions to improve policy and practice procedures for suicidal behaviours amongst young people.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
nz
COMMUNITIES
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
DISCIPLINE
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
MENTAL HEALTH
POLICY
RELIGION
SAMOAN PEOPLE
SELF HARM
SUICIDE
SUICIDE PREVENTION
PACIFIC PEOPLES
PASIFIKA
YOUNG PEOPLE
PREVENTION
NEW ZEALAND
616.858445 REA
Reasons to live : N.Z. born Samoan young people's responses to suicidal behaviours A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, 2003 Tiatia, Jemaima To'oa - vii, 228 p.
Thesis submitted as fulfilment of the requirement of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Community Health, Auckland) in the University of Auckland
This thesis aims to recontextualise youth suicidal behaviour with the objective of informing the development and opportunity for Samoan and possibly Pacific people's suicide prevention. The author used a multi-methods approach by doing a quantitative descriptive analysis of medical record reviews of 27 incidents looking for common personality characteristics of Samoan young people who enter Emergency Rooms in the Auckland region, and face-to-face in-depth interviews seeking explanations from 20 young Samoans who attempted suicide. The author investigates the perceptions of New Zealand Samoan young people (aged 16 to 25) regarding complex factors that impact their suicide attempts and/or their reasons to live. The author's findings discuss how the aiga (family) role can play a major part in the health and wellbeing of Samoan young people, such as contributions to suicidal behaviour; accountability to the aiga; obligation to the aiga; involvement and effectiveness of suicide prevention (spirituality, stress management, communications and friendship, etc.) The author also provides recommendations, comments and suggestions to improve policy and practice procedures for suicidal behaviours amongst young people.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
nz
COMMUNITIES
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
DISCIPLINE
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
MENTAL HEALTH
POLICY
RELIGION
SAMOAN PEOPLE
SELF HARM
SUICIDE
SUICIDE PREVENTION
PACIFIC PEOPLES
PASIFIKA
YOUNG PEOPLE
PREVENTION
NEW ZEALAND
616.858445 REA