Sarah A Kapeli
Biographic Data
| ID | 5120643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah A Kapeli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kapeli |
| SIGNATURE | KAPELI S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3991-290X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Voices of the Pacific
Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa is the Indigenous Te Reo Māori name of New Zealand) experience disproportionately higher rates of anxiety than the general population. However, while informal relational support is strongly utilised, formal or professional help-seeking remains comparatively low. Understanding how Pacific peoples conceptualise anxiety is critical for addressing this disparity. This study provides a snapshot of Paci…
Operating in the margins”
Positionality is central to Pacific research, shaping its ontological and epistemological foundations. It requires researchers to remain critically aware of how their identities and social positioning influence research design, implementation, analysis, and outcomes. Reflexivity, as an ongoing process of self-awareness, is essential to ethical, inclusive, and culturally grounded Pacific research. Drawing on roundtable talanoa, this paper shares i…
Linking Wage to Well-Being
Humanitarian Work Psychology (HWP) has challenged historical claims that wage and wellbeing are barely connected. Contradicting SDGs 1, 3, 8, and 10, earlier research prioritized middle-class samples (for whom wage was less salient) and assumed linearity (instead of actually curvilinear poverty traps). Nonetheless, even in HWP research, the wage–wellbeing connection has remained modest. Has HWP overlooked a crucial, proximal mediator between wage…
Understanding Pasifika Mental Health in New Zealand
Pasifika mental health continues to be a growing concern in New Zealand. This article reviews and presents online available research concerning the mental health of Pasifika in New Zealand. A comprehensive online literature search was conducted. In total, 967 online articles were identified, and 58 met the criteria to be included in the final review. The review identified overarching research themes related to Pacific mental health in New Zealand…
Perceived discrimination is associated with poorer health and well‐being outcomes among Pacific peoples in New Zealand
Our study investigated the association between perceived discrimination and outcomes related to health and well‐being for Pacific adults in New Zealand. We examined personal and group discrimination from the 2013 wave of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study ( n = 429 women and 196 men). Personal discrimination was associated with poorer health and well‐being outcomes (higher psychological distress and lower self‐esteem, subjective evaluatio…
Perceived discrimination is associated with poorer health and well‐being outcomes among Pacific peoples in New Zealand
Our study investigated the association between perceived discrimination and outcomes related to health and well‐being for Pacific adults in New Zealand. We examined personal and group discrimination from the 2013 wave of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study ( n = 429 women and 196 men). Personal discrimination was associated with poorer health and well‐being outcomes (higher psychological distress and lower self‐esteem, subjective evaluatio…
Perceived discrimination is associated with poorer health and well‐being outcomes among Pacific peoples in New Zealand
Our study investigated the association between perceived discrimination and outcomes related to health and well‐being for Pacific adults in New Zealand. We examined personal and group discrimination from the 2013 wave of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study ( n = 429 women and 196 men). Personal discrimination was associated with poorer health and well‐being outcomes (higher psychological distress and lower self‐esteem, subjective evaluatio…
Understanding Pasifika Mental Health in New Zealand
Pasifika mental health continues to be a growing concern in New Zealand. This article reviews and presents online available research concerning the mental health of Pasifika in New Zealand. A comprehensive online literature search was conducted. In total, 967 online articles were identified, and 58 met the criteria to be included in the final review. The review identified overarching research themes related to Pacific mental health in New Zealand…
Linking Wage to Well-Being
Humanitarian Work Psychology (HWP) has challenged historical claims that wage and wellbeing are barely connected. Contradicting SDGs 1, 3, 8, and 10, earlier research prioritized middle-class samples (for whom wage was less salient) and assumed linearity (instead of actually curvilinear poverty traps). Nonetheless, even in HWP research, the wage–wellbeing connection has remained modest. Has HWP overlooked a crucial, proximal mediator between wage…
Voices of the Pacific
Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa is the Indigenous Te Reo Māori name of New Zealand) experience disproportionately higher rates of anxiety than the general population. However, while informal relational support is strongly utilised, formal or professional help-seeking remains comparatively low. Understanding how Pacific peoples conceptualise anxiety is critical for addressing this disparity. This study provides a snapshot of Paci…
Operating in the margins”
Positionality is central to Pacific research, shaping its ontological and epistemological foundations. It requires researchers to remain critically aware of how their identities and social positioning influence research design, implementation, analysis, and outcomes. Reflexivity, as an ongoing process of self-awareness, is essential to ethical, inclusive, and culturally grounded Pacific research. Drawing on roundtable talanoa, this paper shares i…
Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Aotearoa (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pacific islanders (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Anxiety (1 work)