1. Research on NSSI among Maori in New Zealand

3. SI vs NSSI

4. NSSI and Ethnicity “Striking patterns have become apparent regarding ethnicity. Rates of self-injury are higher in Caucasians than non-Caucasians, a trend that has been reported across psychiatric, forensic, and nonclinical populations (Gratz, 2006; Guertin, Lloyd-Richardson, & Spirito, 2001; Jones, 1986; Maden, Chamberlain, & Gunn, 2000). Other studies have not replicated this link between ethnicity and self-injury (Whitlock et al., 2006), although no study to date has found lower rates in Caucasians than non-Caucasians.” (Klonsky & Muehlenkamp, 2007, p.1047) Immigrant vs indigenous Local-born but discriminated against…

5. Culture and Psychology

7. New Zealand: 268,021 km 2 Pop n 4.5 million approx Dunedin Wellington Hamilton Christchurch Auckland Canada: 9,984,760km 2 Pop n 33.5 million approx

10. From http://islanddrafts.blogspot.co.nz/

11. http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/doha-sewb-framework-consultation/

12. Maori in New Zealand

13. SampleNMeasure# itemsLifetime Prevalence 3. 16-18 year-old School students 1,162Lundh et al’s (2007) DSHI1448.7%

14. Non-Maori DSHI Bullying.31*** Substance use.33*** Rosenberg Self-Esteem-.36*** Resilience-.36*** Mindfulness-.29*** Barratt Impulsivity.23*** Zung Anxiety.36*** Zung Depression.41*** Schutte Emotional Intelligence-.21*** N’s between 886 and 1013, p’s<.001

15. Maori DSHI Bullying.38*** Substance use.23* Rosenberg Self-Esteem-.15ns Resilience-.11ns Mindfulness-.10ns Barratt Impulsivity.35*** Zung Anxiety.33*** Zung Depression.20ns Schutte Emotional Intelligence.23 N’s between 86 and 99

16. Ethics and research with Maori

17. Email me: marc.wilson@vuw.ac.nz