An explorative study on Pasifika students' wellbeing, experiences with feedback, coping, and protective factors at universities in Aotearoa New Zealand : a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
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2025
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Massey University
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There is a drive in clinical psychology towards increased awareness that mental wellbeing is important for achievement of sustainable mental health. This study focuses on the cultural perspectives of wellbeing, specifically Pasifika psychology. It does so by investigating the link between Pasifika wellbeing and feedback at universities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Using the Kakala Research Framework, this study privileged the voices of Pasifika students by asking them about the impact of feedback on their wellbeing at universities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Participants’ stories revealed the impact of feedback across relational, cognitive, affective, and behavioural domains of Pasifika wellbeing. In addition, participants identified coping strategies (e.g., avoidance, psychological disengagement, and feedback-seeking) and protective factors (e.g., Pasifika identities) when navigating feedback at universities in Aotearoa New Zealand. This study recommends Pasifika cultural consideration in the feedback process and proposes the utilisation of a feedback model specifically designed for Pasifika students at universities in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Pasifika, wellbeing, psychology, feedback, universities