Abstract
The unique role that history, geography, and culture play in the content and process of Native Hawaiian self and personality are reviewed. Native Hawaiian personality cannot be understood as a collection of traits, but rather a complex system of relationships. An ecological framework is applied to the important constituent properties of Native Hawaiians’ sense of self and well-being: family (‘ohana); land (‘aina), and spirituality. Emerging research on geography and personality traits are applied to indigenous identity and personality frameworks. The need for more Native Hawaiian researchers, disaggregated samples, and cultural-assets based models of Native Hawaiian personality are proposed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences |
Subtitle of host publication | Volume IV: Clinical, Applied, and Cross-Cultural Research |
Pages | 341-345 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Volume | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119547181 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Geographical personality
- Indigenous psychology
- Relational self
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology