Strengthening social and emotional wellbeing of Australian Aboriginal people: how does racial identity and related self-esteem mediate the mental wellbeing of Aboriginal people?

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This project builds upon the research undertaken by Dr Cheryl Kickett-Tucker at the Aboriginal Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) in the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, in her I-RISE: Indigenous racial identity and self-esteem project.

The Strengthening social and emotional wellbeing of Australian Aboriginal people: how does racial identity and related self-esteem mediate the mental wellbeing of Aboriginal people? project aims to:

• describe the mediating factors of racial identity and related self-esteem in relation to Aboriginal people's mental wellbeing
• identify effective ways to strengthen the social, cultural and emotional wellbeing and identity of Aboriginal children, youth and young adults.

This research will encompass the development of new instrumentation, complemented by in depth personal interviews using Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR) methods.

Abstract adapted from Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Contacts

Centre for Research Excellence - Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
100 Roberts Road
Subiaco WA 6008
PO Box 855
West Perth WA 6872
Ph: (08) 9489 7772
Fax: (08) 9489 7700

Links

• View information: Centre for Research Excellence - Associate Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker
• View information: Centre for Research Excellence - Current research projects
• View information: I-RISE: Indigenous racial identity and self-esteem project
• View information: Strengthening social and emotional wellbeing of Australian Aboriginal people: how does racial identity and related self-esteem mediate the mental wellbeing of Aboriginal people?
• View website: Centre for Research Excellence - Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing