Fia Ola: Grief recovery following a tsunami disaster in Samoa

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dc.citation.issuee5
dc.citation.volume10
dc.contributor.authorSeiuli BMS
dc.contributor.authorNikora LW
dc.contributor.authorTe Awekotuku N
dc.contributor.authorHodgetts DJ
dc.date.available2016
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractNatural disasters provide humanity with a setting in which to examine core dimensions of life. How people respond to and make sense of their experiences due to the ruptures of trauma and devastation remains vital in grief recovery. An earthquake of 8.3 magnitudes on October 29, 2009 triggered a galulolo (tsunami wave) that devastated parts of Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga. This calamity provided an ideal setting for a case study examination of how those directly impacted recovered from the devastation. In this article, the experiences of one couple in the context of Samoan grieving processes becomes the key focus. Disaster and grieving literature is examined to inform and provide interpretation to their experiences. It is through such an examination that this article seeks to makes an important contribution to understanding the complexities of loss and culturally patterned responses of Samoan people, like this couple, to disaster recovery.
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dc.description.publication-statusPublished online
dc.format.extent1 - 9 (9)
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2016, 10 (e5), pp. 1 - 9 (9)
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/prp.2016.2
dc.identifier.eissn1834-4909
dc.identifier.elements-id279253
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/13215
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP): STM Journals
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Pacific Rim Psychology
dc.subjectgalulolo
dc.subjecttsunami disaster
dc.subjectfa'asamoa
dc.subjecttrauma and grief recovery
dc.subjectindigenous psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.titleFia Ola: Grief recovery following a tsunami disaster in Samoa
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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