Digital Wellness Project for young Indigenous men : Indigenous masculinity, identity, and mental health and wellness
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Health and Exercise Sciences, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: King, Liam
issued: 2021-08-05T13:30:13Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Master of Science - MSc
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Currently, little is known about how digital media influences the identity, mental health, and wellness of young Indigenous men in Canada. Given that media has historically misrepresented Indigenous men and masculinities through a colonial mindset reinforcing racialization of Indigenous Peoples as primitive savages, it is important to understand the role digital media plays in the identity construction process of young Indigenous men in Canada. For this project, we partnered with the Aboriginal Programs and Services Centre at UBC Okanagan in a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to work with undergraduate students (aged 18 – 30 years old) at UBC Okanagan who identify with the lived experiences of being an Indigenous man. This Digital Wellness group was conducted in a research sharing-circle and was guided by Indigenous Storywork Principles. Data was collected via audio recording and transcription and analyzed using Indigenous Storywork Principles through a Critical Indigenous Gender Lens. Results indicated motivations for young Indigenous men’s digital media use, such as connecting with friends, cultural revitalization, work-/school-related purposes, entertainment, and for taking a break, where they indicated digital media play a significant role in their daily lives. Group members stated both positive and negative effects of using digital media where they felt digital media provided an avenue through which they could explore their Indigenous identities which can positively influence their mental health and wellness, but also felt violence towards Indigenous Peoples and misrepresentations of Indigenous People on digital media had negative impacts of their identities, mental health, and wellness. Further, group members discussed perspective changes within themselves in relation to their digital media use and how they felt engaging in this Digital Wellness group positively impacted their own mental health and wellness, indicating how digital media c…
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note: Digital Wellness Project for Young Indigenous Men: Indigenous Masculinity, Identity, and Mental Health and Wellness by Liam King B.Sc., University of British Columbia, 2019 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Health and Exercise Sciences) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) July, 2021 © Liam King, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Digital Wellness Project for Young Indigenous Men: Indigenous Masculinity, Identity, and Mental Health and Wellness submitted by Liam King in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science. Dr. Alison McManus, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development. Supervisor Dr. Braden Te Hiwi, Department of Community, Culture, and Global Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts. Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Shelly Ben-David, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development. Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Gabrielle Legault, Department of Community, Culture, and Global Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts. University Examiner iii Abstract Currently, little is known about how digital media influences the identity, mental health, and wellness of young Indigenous men in Canada. Given that media has historically misrepresented Indigenous men and masculinities through a colonial mindset reinforcing racialization of Indigenous Peoples as primitive savages, it is important to understand the role digital media plays in the identity construction process of young Indigenous men in Canada. For this project, we partnered with the Aboriginal Programs and Services Centre at UBC Okanagan in a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to work with undergraduate students (aged 18 – 30 years old) at UBC Okanagan who identify with the liv…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2021-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0401221
language: eng
degree discipline: Health and Exercise Sciences
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: McManus, A. M. (Alison M.)
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79190