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Aotearoa New Zealand adolescents with harmful sexual behaviours : the importance of a holistic approach when working with Rangatahi Māori Rhieve Grey, Ian Lambie and Julia Ioane

By: Grey, Rhieve.
Contributor(s): Lambie, Ian | Ioane, Julia.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Journal of Sexual Aggression.Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2023Subject(s): ADOLESCENTS | ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES | INTERVENTION | MĀORI | PERPETRATORS | HARMFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR | TAIOHI | TAITAMARIKI | TIKANGA TUKU IHO | YOUNG PEOPLE | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: DOI: 10.1080/13552600.2023.2165732 In: Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2023, First published online, 20 January 2023Summary: Māori adolescents are more likely to have lived through an array of adverse experiences due to unequal exposure to social disadvantage that Indigenous Māori face in Aotearoa New Zealand. Most of this disadvantage arises from intergenerational inequity resulting from the British colonial process. This study aimed to investigate how disadvantage manifests in the backgrounds of Māori adolescents with harmful sexual behaviours. Background characteristics in a sample of 1024 males (aged between 12 and 17), who were referred to a treatment programme for harmful sexual behaviour, were analysed and comparisons made between Māori and non-Māori on risk factors. Māori exhibited higher rates of risk factors (substance abuse, familial criminality, physical abuse victimisation and family violence) at different contextual levels (i.e. individual, family, school). Risks of school exclusion and sexual abuse victimisation were similar across ethnicities. Recommendations are made for prevention/treatment efforts that use holistic and culturally informed approaches. (Authors' abstract). Record #7996
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Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2023, First published online, 20 January 2023

Māori adolescents are more likely to have lived through an array of adverse experiences due to unequal exposure to social disadvantage that Indigenous Māori face in Aotearoa New Zealand. Most of this disadvantage arises from intergenerational inequity resulting from the British colonial process. This study aimed to investigate how disadvantage manifests in the backgrounds of Māori adolescents with harmful sexual behaviours. Background characteristics in a sample of 1024 males (aged between 12 and 17), who were referred to a treatment programme for harmful sexual behaviour, were analysed and comparisons made between Māori and non-Māori on risk factors. Māori exhibited higher rates of risk factors (substance abuse, familial criminality, physical abuse victimisation and family violence) at different contextual levels (i.e. individual, family, school). Risks of school exclusion and sexual abuse victimisation were similar across ethnicities. Recommendations are made for prevention/treatment efforts that use holistic and culturally informed approaches. (Authors' abstract). Record #7996