Ngā Māuiui Kai: creating Indigenous Māori terms for eating disorders in Aotearoa New Zealand
Gloria Fraser, Mau Te Rangimarie Clark, Bailey Mary Rose, Kacey Martin, Brittani Beavis, Michaela Pettie, Jennifer Jordan, Keri Opai · 2024
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Description
Gloria Fraser and co-authors craft a Māori word list for eating disorders, aiming to make care feel less foreign to Māori patients. Māori report higher rates of these illnesses than other New Zealanders yet reach treatment less often, and English diagnosis labels are part of the gap. The team built the glossary in deep discussion sessions steered by a Māori worldview, blending words already in use with fresh coinages.
The list sets an umbrella term, ngā māuiui kai, over the field, then names anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and avoidant restrictive intake, the last split three ways by cause. Terms for body image strain, perfectionism, and tangled feelings join the set. The authors offer the words as openings for debate, not final rulings, in hopes they soften stigma and widen the door to care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gloria Fraser, Mau Te Rangimarie Clark, Bailey Mary Rose, Kacey Martin, Brittani Beavis, Michaela Pettie, Jennifer Jordan, Keri Opai |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |