Strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among Aboriginal people living in south-east Australia
Objective Lateral violence, a group of behaviours directed towards people of the same group, is considered endemic among Aboriginal people. Behaviours include bullying, gossiping, isolation or exclusion of certain group members, and challenges to one’s Aboriginal identity. Lateral violence impacts a...
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| author | Theoni Whyman Cammi Murrup-Stewart Uncle Michael Young Adrian Carter Laura Jobson |
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| description | Objective Lateral violence, a group of behaviours directed towards people of the same group, is considered endemic among Aboriginal people. Behaviours include bullying, gossiping, isolation or exclusion of certain group members, and challenges to one’s Aboriginal identity. Lateral violence impacts all aspects of one’s life. Due to its pervasiveness, this qualitative study investigated strategies employed by Aboriginal people to deal with lateral violence.Method Yarns with 17 knowledge-holders (53% male, 47% female; aged between 18 and 65 years) took place in south-east Australia. Thematic analysis and yarn summaries were used to analyse the yarns.Results Strategies identified to deal with lateral violence included changes to one’s attitude towards lateral violence, connecting with others, one’s culture and community to improve wellbeing, education strategies, and systemic change.Conclusion Supporting the development of Aboriginal identity, promoting social and emotional wellbeing, and true self-determination has the potential to heal Aboriginal communities and reduce lateral violence in the process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2fec5a10283e41d5a5e6d16ca317a4cc2025-08-20T02:30:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAustralian Journal of Psychology0004-95301742-95362024-12-0176110.1080/00049530.2024.2347646Strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among Aboriginal people living in south-east AustraliaTheoni Whyman0Cammi Murrup-Stewart1Uncle Michael Young2Adrian Carter3Laura Jobson4Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaTurner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaAboriginal Community Elder, Mildura, AustraliaTurner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaTurner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaObjective Lateral violence, a group of behaviours directed towards people of the same group, is considered endemic among Aboriginal people. Behaviours include bullying, gossiping, isolation or exclusion of certain group members, and challenges to one’s Aboriginal identity. Lateral violence impacts all aspects of one’s life. Due to its pervasiveness, this qualitative study investigated strategies employed by Aboriginal people to deal with lateral violence.Method Yarns with 17 knowledge-holders (53% male, 47% female; aged between 18 and 65 years) took place in south-east Australia. Thematic analysis and yarn summaries were used to analyse the yarns.Results Strategies identified to deal with lateral violence included changes to one’s attitude towards lateral violence, connecting with others, one’s culture and community to improve wellbeing, education strategies, and systemic change.Conclusion Supporting the development of Aboriginal identity, promoting social and emotional wellbeing, and true self-determination has the potential to heal Aboriginal communities and reduce lateral violence in the process.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/00049530.2024.2347646Lateral violenceAboriginal healthcoping strategiessocial and emotional wellbeingidentityqualitative research |
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| title | Strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among Aboriginal people living in south-east Australia |
| title_full | Strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among Aboriginal people living in south-east Australia |
| title_fullStr | Strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among Aboriginal people living in south-east Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among Aboriginal people living in south-east Australia |
| title_short | Strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among Aboriginal people living in south-east Australia |
| title_sort | strategies for coping and dealing with lateral violence among aboriginal people living in south east australia |
| topic | Lateral violence Aboriginal health coping strategies social and emotional wellbeing identity qualitative research |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/00049530.2024.2347646 |
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