Exploring the nature of intimate relationships: a Māori perspective

  • King, Pita
  • Young-Hauser, Amanda
  • Li, Wendy
  • Rua, Mohi
  • Nikora, Linda Waimarie
Publication date
June 2012
Publisher
Australian Psychological Society

Abstract

The 2002 World Report on Violence states that violence occurs in about 70 percent of intimate relationships (Krug, Dahlberg, Mercy, Zwi, & Lozano, 2002). New Zealand research indicates that more than a quarter of relationships have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV), with Māori (Indigenous people of New Zealand) women three times more likely to experience IPV in their lifetime. Utilising Kaupapa Māori (Māori-centred approach) and narrative methodologies, this paper explores the nature of intimate relationships from a Māori perspective, investigating how Māori initiate intimate relationships, attempt to maintain positive intimate relationships and when applicable, exit intimate relationships. The findings from two case studies revea...

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