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Getting to the Heart of the Story: Using Talanoa to Explore Pacific Mental Health
Abstract
Talanoa is an established format for generating discussion about complex topics used throughout the Pacific. Pacific researchers use talanoa to gather data with migrant Pacific Island populations, in countries such as the United States of America, Australia, and Aotearoa/New Zealand (A/NZ). Using talanoa in this way, changes the way that the approach is used as, on the one hand it is out of its original context, and on the other hand, extends its use to gather data with Pacific Islanders. In this article, we discuss the implementation of talanoa in an explorative qualitative research project, and discuss its effectiveness and usefulness for getting to the heart of the story about Tongan interpretations of mental illness and distress.
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Oral traditions encompass the transmission of knowledge via story, proverb, chant, song and so forth, within Pacific-Indigenous cultures.
“For example, oral traditions encompass the transmission of knowledge via story, proverb, chant, song and so forth, within Pacific-Indigenous cultures (Vaka et al., 2016).”
From Decolonising Qualitative Analysis: Collectively Weaving Understanding Using Talanoa and Fa'afaletui Pacific-Indigenous Research Methods (2024) · cites this paper as Vaka et al., 2016
There is limited research examining how Pacific peoples conceptualise depression, their preferences for addressing mental health challenges, and their perceptions of various support options.
“there remains limited research examining how Pacific peoples conceptualise depression, their preferences for addressing mental health challenges, and their perceptions of various support options”
From Pacific peoples’ conceptualisations of depression in Aotearoa New Zealand: Findings from a cross‐sectional survey (2025) · cites this paper as Vaka et al. 2016
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“Talanoa is a Pacific word which shares the same meaning within many Pacific nations (Alefaio, 2009; Ka’ili, 2008; Latu, 2009; McFall-McCaffery, 2010; O’Regan, 2006; Vaioleti, 2006; Williams, 2009).”
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- Authors
- Vaka, S., Brannelly, T., & Huntington, A.
- Affiliations
- Massey University (NZ)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Vaka, Sione
- Venue
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-06-07
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 537-544
- ISSN
- 0161-2840 (ISSN-L)
- 1096-4673
- OpenAlex
- W2415108456
- Cited by
- 57
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 1.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Keywords
- talanoa, psychological distress, Pacific Islanders
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Australia, Mental Disorders, Communication, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, New Zealand, Qualitative Research, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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