Factors contributing to strengths-based nutrition research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Strengths-based research has been identified to change deficit discourse to one that reports strengths of individuals and Communities through fostering capacity strengthening. Currently, there is a lack of guidance on how to implement strengths-based approaches in research which has resulted in inco...
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| author | Caitlin Mc Manus Robyn Delbridge Andrea McKivett Tracy Hardy Noell Burgess Annabelle Wilson |
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| description | Strengths-based research has been identified to change deficit discourse to one that reports strengths of individuals and Communities through fostering capacity strengthening. Currently, there is a lack of guidance on how to implement strengths-based approaches in research which has resulted in inconsistencies in how strengths-based research is conducted and reported. This article identifies key factors that could be used to guide strengths-based nutrition research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Following a critical social research study design perspectives of strengths-based researchers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health were utilised to identify current practices, barriers, and enablers to strengths-based health research. Six key factors were identified: capacity strengthening and empowerment; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander driven research; the importance of research approaches; changing the current research system and culture; the need to reframe the narrative of ill-health; and learning from existing tools and guidelines. This research has the potential to be translated into both research and public health policy, contribute as a stepping stone to the development of a practical framework within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research space as well as be applied to other professions and Indigenous populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2b8b7daaa0ea4734adf8e7383b4cec472025-08-20T02:30:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCritical Public Health0958-15961469-36822025-12-0135110.1080/09581596.2025.2505764Factors contributing to strengths-based nutrition research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthCaitlin Mc Manus0Robyn Delbridge1Andrea McKivett2Tracy Hardy3Noell Burgess4Annabelle Wilson5College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaSchool of Allied Health, Human Services & Sport, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, AustraliaCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaWattleseed Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing, Sunshine Coast, AustraliaIndependent researcherCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaStrengths-based research has been identified to change deficit discourse to one that reports strengths of individuals and Communities through fostering capacity strengthening. Currently, there is a lack of guidance on how to implement strengths-based approaches in research which has resulted in inconsistencies in how strengths-based research is conducted and reported. This article identifies key factors that could be used to guide strengths-based nutrition research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Following a critical social research study design perspectives of strengths-based researchers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health were utilised to identify current practices, barriers, and enablers to strengths-based health research. Six key factors were identified: capacity strengthening and empowerment; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander driven research; the importance of research approaches; changing the current research system and culture; the need to reframe the narrative of ill-health; and learning from existing tools and guidelines. This research has the potential to be translated into both research and public health policy, contribute as a stepping stone to the development of a practical framework within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research space as well as be applied to other professions and Indigenous populations.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/09581596.2025.2505764Indigenousstrengths basedFirst Nationsaboriginal and Torres Strait Islandernutritionresearch practice |
| spellingShingle | Caitlin Mc Manus Robyn Delbridge Andrea McKivett Tracy Hardy Noell Burgess Annabelle Wilson Factors contributing to strengths-based nutrition research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health Critical Public Health Indigenous strengths based First Nations aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition research practice |
| title | Factors contributing to strengths-based nutrition research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health |
| title_full | Factors contributing to strengths-based nutrition research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health |
| title_fullStr | Factors contributing to strengths-based nutrition research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors contributing to strengths-based nutrition research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health |
| title_short | Factors contributing to strengths-based nutrition research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health |
| title_sort | factors contributing to strengths based nutrition research in aboriginal and torres strait islander health |
| topic | Indigenous strengths based First Nations aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition research practice |
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