Enhanced wellbeing of Pacific Island peoples during the pandemic? A qualitative analysis using the Advanced Frangipani Framework

dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume13
dc.contributor.authorScheyvens R
dc.contributor.authorMovono A
dc.contributor.authorAuckram J
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-08T00:54:34Z
dc.date.available2024-05-08T00:54:34Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-28
dc.description.abstractCOVID-19 isolated island states from international tourism, which is a primary provider of employment and driver of economic development for the Pacific region. Most governments lacked the finances to provide sustained assistance to tourism businesses and workers, thus one might assume that these people’s wellbeing was very low during the pandemic: in fact, this research found the opposite. Utilising the Frangipani Framework of Wellbeing, a survey was utilised to investigate 6 dimensions of wellbeing in tourism-dependent communities in Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu and Cook Islands during periods of border closures. Results found that while people faced financial struggles, their mental, social, physical, spiritual and environmental wellbeing had improved in many cases. Respondents indicated that they felt more connected to one another and their spiritual beliefs, were able to utilise communal resources to support their livelihoods, and that the pandemic provided a well-needed break for both themselves and the environment. This research demonstrates that people can successfully adapt and show resilience in the face of significant shocks and financial challenges if they have access to a range of cultural knowledge and systems, strong social connections and natural resources.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.edition2023
dc.format.pagination59-78
dc.identifier.citationScheyvens R, Movono A, Auckram J. (2023). Enhanced wellbeing of Pacific Island peoples during the pandemic? A qualitative analysis using the Advanced Frangipani Framework. International Journal of Wellbeing. 13. 1. (pp. 59-78).
dc.identifier.doi10.5502/ijw.v13i1.2539
dc.identifier.eissn1179-8602
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69511
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherOpen Polytechnic of New Zealand
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.internationaljournalofwellbeing.org/index.php/ijow/article/view/2539
dc.relation.isPartOfInternational Journal of Wellbeing
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
dc.subjectwellbeing
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectmeasurement
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectisland
dc.titleEnhanced wellbeing of Pacific Island peoples during the pandemic? A qualitative analysis using the Advanced Frangipani Framework
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id460322
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