Siautu Alefaio-Tugia
Biographic Data
| ID | 174368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siautu Alefaio-Tugia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siautu |
| FAMILY NAME | Alefaio-Tugia |
| SIGNATURE | ALEFAIO-TUGIA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0229-1775 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Loto Malie – The Development of a Cultural Intervention to Enhance Pacific Youth Mental Wellbeing
Young people’s mental health is paramount when considering their importance to today’s society and how they will become tomorrow’s leaders. It is essential to allow young people to develop and acquire skills for overcoming and managing obstacles in life. Although there is a paucity of literature on therapeutic approaches particularly for Pacific youth, research continues to highlight the importance of focusing on Indigenous youth’s needs and dema…
Utilising Pacific Methodologies to Develop Loto Malie (Contented Heart): A Youth‐Focused Cultural Intervention With a Digital Twist
This article showcases the application of Pacific methodologies in developing Loto Malie (contented heart), a culturally grounded clinical intervention focused on Pacific youth wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Unlike conventional Western approaches to mental health, Loto Malie incorporates faith and culture into a therapeutic framework. The intervention aims to enhance Pacific youth engagement by developing culturally relevant, community‐centr…
Decolonising Qualitative Analysis: Collectively Weaving Understanding Using Talanoa and Fa'afaletui Pacific-Indigenous Research Methods
Sense-making processes shape the messages and impacts of qualitative research. Using qualitative data analysis methods embedded within a Pacific-Indigenous research paradigm decolonises research. This article discusses the Pacific-Indigenous data analysis processes of talanoa and fa'afaletui employed within a study of Pacific elder care in Aotearoa New Zealand, conducted by scholars of Pacific/Moana heritage. While research literature has primari…
Drawing wisdom from the Pacific: A Tongan participative approach to exploring and addressing family violence
The development of qualitative research approaches that are embedded within a Tongan worldview and associated relational practices is pivotal to enhancing knowledge of, and culturally-informed responses to violence within the Tongan kainga (family). We are currently in the early stages of such developments. This reflexive methodological article draws conceptual insights and cultural concepts from the exemplar of a Tongan faith-based family violen…
Pacific-Indigenous Psychology: Galuola, A NIU-Wave of Psychological Practices
Kainga (families) experiences of a Tongan-Indigenous faith-based violence-prevention programme
Christianity is an embedded value system within Pacific cultures that is now being employed to inform efforts to address social issues such as family violence. This article chronicles a Tongan woman’s cultural immersion with 49 Tongan church kainga (families) who participated in the Tongan faith-based Kainga Tu’umalie (Prosperous families) family violence programme. Talanoa (Pacific-Indigenous way of engaging families in research) with three kain…
Fofola e Fala ka e Talanoa e Kainga: A Tongan approach to family violence prevention and intervention
There is limited knowledge of how Pacific-indigenous approaches can aid efforts to curtail violence within the kainga (families). This article documents aspects of the inaugural application of the Tongan conceptual framework of Fofola e fala ka e talanoa e kainga (laying out the mat so families can dialogue) as part of the faith-based Kainga Tu’umalie (prosperous families) family violence intervention and prevention program in Aotearoa New Zealan…
How can wages sustain a living? By getting ahead of the curve
The reality of 'middle' management roles: A case study of the Associate Head of School experience in a New Zealand University
Research on management in higher education predominantly investigates senior staff such as Deans or Pro-Vice-Chancellors. Relatively little attention is focused on the department level, middle management roles, such as Associate Heads of Schools (AHoS). This case study, based on anecdotal scoping data, utilized a mixed-methods approach through an email survey and face-to-face interview of past and present AHoS at Massey University, New Zealand to…
The reality of 'middle' management roles: A case study of the Associate Head of School experience in a New Zealand University
Research on management in higher education predominantly investigates senior staff such as Deans or Pro-Vice-Chancellors. Relatively little attention is focused on the department level, middle management roles, such as Associate Heads of Schools (AHoS). This case study, based on anecdotal scoping data, utilized a mixed-methods approach through an email survey and face-to-face interview of past and present AHoS at Massey University, New Zealand to…
Drawing wisdom from the Pacific: A Tongan participative approach to exploring and addressing family violence
The development of qualitative research approaches that are embedded within a Tongan worldview and associated relational practices is pivotal to enhancing knowledge of, and culturally-informed responses to violence within the Tongan kainga (family). We are currently in the early stages of such developments. This reflexive methodological article draws conceptual insights and cultural concepts from the exemplar of a Tongan faith-based family violen…
Decolonising Qualitative Analysis: Collectively Weaving Understanding Using Talanoa and Fa'afaletui Pacific-Indigenous Research Methods
Sense-making processes shape the messages and impacts of qualitative research. Using qualitative data analysis methods embedded within a Pacific-Indigenous research paradigm decolonises research. This article discusses the Pacific-Indigenous data analysis processes of talanoa and fa'afaletui employed within a study of Pacific elder care in Aotearoa New Zealand, conducted by scholars of Pacific/Moana heritage. While research literature has primari…
How can wages sustain a living? By getting ahead of the curve
How can wages sustain a living? By getting ahead of the curve
The reality of 'middle' management roles: A case study of the Associate Head of School experience in a New Zealand University
Research on management in higher education predominantly investigates senior staff such as Deans or Pro-Vice-Chancellors. Relatively little attention is focused on the department level, middle management roles, such as Associate Heads of Schools (AHoS). This case study, based on anecdotal scoping data, utilized a mixed-methods approach through an email survey and face-to-face interview of past and present AHoS at Massey University, New Zealand to…
Kainga (families) experiences of a Tongan-Indigenous faith-based violence-prevention programme
Christianity is an embedded value system within Pacific cultures that is now being employed to inform efforts to address social issues such as family violence. This article chronicles a Tongan woman’s cultural immersion with 49 Tongan church kainga (families) who participated in the Tongan faith-based Kainga Tu’umalie (Prosperous families) family violence programme. Talanoa (Pacific-Indigenous way of engaging families in research) with three kain…
Fofola e Fala ka e Talanoa e Kainga: A Tongan approach to family violence prevention and intervention
There is limited knowledge of how Pacific-indigenous approaches can aid efforts to curtail violence within the kainga (families). This article documents aspects of the inaugural application of the Tongan conceptual framework of Fofola e fala ka e talanoa e kainga (laying out the mat so families can dialogue) as part of the faith-based Kainga Tu’umalie (prosperous families) family violence intervention and prevention program in Aotearoa New Zealan…
Pacific-Indigenous Psychology: Galuola, A NIU-Wave of Psychological Practices
Drawing wisdom from the Pacific: A Tongan participative approach to exploring and addressing family violence
The development of qualitative research approaches that are embedded within a Tongan worldview and associated relational practices is pivotal to enhancing knowledge of, and culturally-informed responses to violence within the Tongan kainga (family). We are currently in the early stages of such developments. This reflexive methodological article draws conceptual insights and cultural concepts from the exemplar of a Tongan faith-based family violen…
Decolonising Qualitative Analysis: Collectively Weaving Understanding Using Talanoa and Fa'afaletui Pacific-Indigenous Research Methods
Sense-making processes shape the messages and impacts of qualitative research. Using qualitative data analysis methods embedded within a Pacific-Indigenous research paradigm decolonises research. This article discusses the Pacific-Indigenous data analysis processes of talanoa and fa'afaletui employed within a study of Pacific elder care in Aotearoa New Zealand, conducted by scholars of Pacific/Moana heritage. While research literature has primari…
Loto Malie – The Development of a Cultural Intervention to Enhance Pacific Youth Mental Wellbeing
Young people’s mental health is paramount when considering their importance to today’s society and how they will become tomorrow’s leaders. It is essential to allow young people to develop and acquire skills for overcoming and managing obstacles in life. Although there is a paucity of literature on therapeutic approaches particularly for Pacific youth, research continues to highlight the importance of focusing on Indigenous youth’s needs and dema…
Utilising Pacific Methodologies to Develop Loto Malie (Contented Heart): A Youth‐Focused Cultural Intervention With a Digital Twist
This article showcases the application of Pacific methodologies in developing Loto Malie (contented heart), a culturally grounded clinical intervention focused on Pacific youth wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Unlike conventional Western approaches to mental health, Loto Malie incorporates faith and culture into a therapeutic framework. The intervention aims to enhance Pacific youth engagement by developing culturally relevant, community‐centr…
Sociology (7 works) · Indigenous (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Aotearoa (3 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (3 works) · Faith (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)