Cultural Identity and Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children

Yaqoot Fatima; Anne Cleary; Stephanie King; Shaun Solomon; Lisa McDaid; Md Mehedi Hasan; Abdullah Al Mamun; Janeen Baxter

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_4

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Cultural Identity and Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children

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Cultural Identity and Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children

Yaqoot Fatima, Anne Cleary, Stephanie King, Shaun Solomon, Lisa McDaid, Md Mehedi Hasan, Abdullah Al Mamun and Janeen Baxter

Family Dynamics over the Life Course: Foundations, Turning Points and Outcomes, pp.57-70

Life Course Research and Social Policies, 15, Springer

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_4

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Abstract

Connection with Country, community, and culture lies at the heart of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health and wellbeing. Although there is some evidence on the role of cultural identity on the mental health of Indigenous adults, this relationship is relatively unexplored in the context of Indigenous Australian children. Robust empirical evidence on the role of cultural identity for social and emotional wellbeing is necessary to design and develop effective interventions and approaches for improving the mental health outcomes for Indigenous Australian children. Drawing on data from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC), we explore social and emotional wellbeing in Indigenous Australian children and assesses whether cultural identity protects against social-emotional problems in Indigenous children. The results show that Indigenous children with strong cultural identity and knowledge are less likely to experience social and emotional problems than their counterparts. Our work provides further evidence to support the change from a deficit narrative to a strengths-based discourse for improved health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australian children.

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Title: Cultural Identity and Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Authors: Yaqoot Fatima (Corresponding Author) - ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course
Anne Cleary - The University of Queensland
Stephanie King - James Cook University
Shaun Solomon - James Cook University
Lisa McDaid - The University of Queensland
Md Mehedi Hasan - The University of Queensland
Abdullah Al Mamun - The University of Queensland
Janeen Baxter - The University of Queensland
Contributors: Janeen Baxter (Editor) - The University of Queensland
Jack Lam (Editor) - The University of Queensland
Jenny Povey (Editor) - The University of Queensland
Rennie Lee (Editor) - The University of Queensland
Stephen R Zubrick (Editor) - The University of Western Australia
Publication details: Family Dynamics over the Life Course: Foundations, Turning Points and Outcomes, pp.57-70
Series: Life Course Research and Social Policies; 15
Publisher: Springer
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_4
ISSN: 2211-7784
Copyright note: This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Thompson Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991212680102621
Output Type: Book chapter

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