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008			110331s2003 -nz eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_a616.858445 REA
100			_aTiatia, Jemaima To'oa _92215
245			_aReasons to live : _bN.Z. born Samoan young people's responses to suicidal behaviours _cTiatia, Jemaima To'oa
246			_aA thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, 2003
300			_avii, 228 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis submitted as fulfilment of the requirement of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Community Health, Auckland) in the University of Auckland
520			_aThis 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
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650	2	7	_2FVC _aCOMMUNITIES _9142
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCULTURAL DIFFERENCES _9174
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDISCIPLINE _9198
650	2	7	_2FVC _aHEALTH _9283
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOLICY _9447
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRELIGION _9495
650	2	4	_aSAMOAN PEOPLE _92975
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSELF HARM _9519
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSUICIDE _9586
650	2	7	_aSUICIDE PREVENTION _9587
650	2	7	_aPACIFIC PEOPLES _93408
650	2	7	_9419 _aPASIFIKA _2FVC
650	2	7	_9660 _aYOUNG PEOPLE _2FVC
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c2996 _d2996