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      Hōmai te Waiora ki Ahau: te ara whakamua - towards the establishment of construct validity

      Palmer, Stephanie
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      Palmer, S. (2003). Hōmai te Waiora ki Ahau: te ara whakamua - towards the establishment of construct validity. In Nikora, L.W., Levy, M., Masters, B., Waitoki, W., Te Awekotuku, N., and Etheredge, R.J.M. (Eds). The Proceedings of the National Māori Graduates of Psychology Symposium 2002: Making a difference. Proceedings of a symposium hosted by the Māori & Psychology Research Unit at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, 29-30 November 2002 (pp.87-94). Hamilton, New Zealand: Māori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/863
      Abstract
      Hōmai te Waiora ki Ahau: te ara

      whakamua, is about the development of a

      tool to measure psychological wellbeing

      among Māori. Why is it relevant? Because

      a quick look at the June 2002 edition of

      New Zealand’s Journal of Psychology will

      show you that the wellbeing measures

      being used in this country are not responsive to the needs of

      Māori, are not based on Māori concepts or

      Constructs, do not facilitate Māori participation in

      te ao Māori and do not provide pathways through

      which Māori can develop a positive Māori

      identity.

      It is highly unlikely that the tools

      which psychologists use to measure

      wellbeing among Māori will help Māori to

      experience whānau ora and that, as we all

      know, is the paramount health objective for

      Māori (Ministry of Health, 2002). In this

      regard, it would seem that the powers that

      be in psychology are failing to meet their

      Treaty obligations to Māori. Therefore,

      Hōmai te Waiora ki Ahau simply aims to assist change. This presentation will briefly

      describe the context of the development of

      this measure, the methodologies used to

      develop this tool, the outcomes of a small

      pilot-study, and current challenges and

      future directions for Hōmai te Waiora ki

      Ahau.
      Date
      2003
      Type
      Conference Contribution
      Publisher
      Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato
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