Confidence and connectedness: Indigenous Māori women's views on personal safety in the context of intimate partner violence.
Māori (New Zealand) women, similar to women belonging to Indigenous and minority groups globally, have high levels of lifetime abuse, assault, and homicide, and are over-represented in events that compromise their safety. We sought insights into how Māori women view safety. Twenty Māori women's narratives revealed safety as a holistic concept involving a number of different elements. We found women had developed an acute sense of the concept of safety. They had firm views and clear strategies to maintain their own safety and that of their female family and friends. These women also provided insights into their experiences of feeling unsafe.
a Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research/School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand.
Denise
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Wilson
b Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University , Oxford , United Kingdom.
Debra
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Jackson
a Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research/School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand.
Ruth
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Herd
D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D009520:New Zealand; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health