Browsing by Subject "Wellbeing"
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Acceptance, recognition and supported independence: Wellbeing for children and young people with a disability in New Zealand: The voice of youth with Down Syndrome
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The aim of this thesis is to identify what wellbeing means for children and young people with a disability and the factors that influence wellbeing in the home, school, and the community. The research was carried out through ... -
Dancing with the Shadows of Wellbeing: An Exploration of Participatory Action Research Processes as a Catalyst for Transformation of Staff Wellbeing
(The University of Waikato, 2007)My abiding concern with human and planetary wellbeing and an emerging interest in the potential of Participatory Action Research as a method of engaging with restorative, life-enhancing ways of being are central to the ... -
"Everything has shaped you": Contributors to young Māori university students' ability to flourish
(University of Waikato, 2017)There are many disparities when considering the health and wellbeing of Māori in Aotearoa today, and the education sector is no different, with Māori less likely to leave school with level 2 certificate or higher compared ... -
The Health and Wellbeing of Homeless People: Complexities around the Provision of Primary Healthcare in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2009)Homelessness is a pressing social issue, and people who are homeless, in particular those who sleep rough, often experience a confluence of physical and mental health issues. Health problems experienced by homeless people ... -
Higher education and the Anthropocene - Towards an ecological approach to higher education policy in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2019)In this thesis I present an ecological direction for higher education policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This position is developed through an ecological approach to policy, which includes a postfoundational take on ecological ... -
How do people use social network sites to regulate their emotions and wellbeing?
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis explores the relationship between social network site use, emotion regulation and mental health. As social network site use becomes more ubiquitous in western countries, adverse health consequences are claimed ... -
Looking Past the Mess: Māori Homelessness and Mental Health Care
(The University of Waikato, 2009)Homelessness is a pressing social and health concern that affects Māori disproportionately. This research explores the provision of mental health services to Māori who are homeless. The thesis has two primary aims. First, ... -
Māori women’s perspectives of leadership and wellbeing
(University of Waikato, 2016)This research sought to understand how Māori women leaders maintain their wellbeing within their leadership roles. Semi-structured interviews acknowledging kaupapa Māori theory (Māori philosophy, framework) principles were ... -
Mouri Tu, Mouri Moko, Mouri Ora! Moko as a wellbeing strategy
(University of Waikato, 2011)This research has been undertaken within the Health Research Council funded International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ICIHRP) program, “The role of resiliency in responding to blood borne viral ... -
Navigating Leaders' Wellbeing: What Does Self Determination Theory Contribute?
(University of Waikato, 2013)This is a study of the wellbeing of leaders in a New Zealand context. It arose in response to an increasingly complex and turbulent work environment that requires leaders to perform, including investing their full and ... -
“She Watches Over Her Household”: Wellbeing of mothers and children in motherled households
(University of Waikato, 2017)Wellbeing is a term used in everyday conversation, and by health professionals, policy writers and analysts, economists and others, to sum up one’s ability to flourish and live a rewarding, fruitful life. Family is deemed ... -
Shifting Selves: Home beyond the House - A Study of Ageing, Housing and Wellbeing of Older Chinese Migrants to New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2011)Older Chinese immigrants are one of the largest ethnic ageing groups in New Zealand. However, people‘s everyday experiences of settling in a new and unfamiliar environment have been largely overlooked, particularly for ... -
Sojourners and social exchange: Family and friends’ interpersonal ties across China-New Zealand borders
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Sojourners are peripatetic, making multiple, open-ended circular trips to other countries for a range of purposes. Nonetheless, sojourners retain interpersonal ties with their families and friends who remain in the homeland, ... -
Students' learning wellbeing in an Innovative Learning Environment
(The University of Waikato, 2022)In the New Zealand context, students, whānau (extended family) and the wider community as well as the Ministry of Education have identified students’ learning wellbeing as a matter of priority. Learning wellbeing is ... -
The impact of psychopathy on managers' wellbeing and burnout: The role of authenticity
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of psychopathy on individuals’ wellbeing and burnout amongst a sample of managers across a wide range of organisations in New Zealand. This study also investigated the ... -
The Rock Concert Experience: The Self-Authentication Process and Wellbeing
(University of Waikato, 2014)The purpose of this research was to understand consumers’ experiences at rock concerts. Growth in the live concert industry over the past 20 years suggests that these experiences provide value that consumers cannot attain ... -
Whānau Stories: Creating meaningful engagement and wellbeing for the indigenous culture of Aotearoa New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2017)This research sees my interests coalesce into a particular focus on how collaborative partnerships with parents/caregivers can provide whānau Māori with opportunities to strengthen wellbeing in their own lives. It is located ... -
Work and Family Interface: Wellbeing and the Role of Resilience and Work-Life Balance
(University of Waikato, 2012)Wellbeing research has recently gathered impetus largely due to the emergence of positive psychology. Researchers and practitioners are now exploring the science of positive subjective experiences, positive traits, positive ...
