Measuring whanaungatanga and identity for well-being in rangatahi Māori

There have been many attempts at measuring Māori identity and cultural engagement, yet there have been no scales created to specifically explore whanaungatanga.

Whanaungatanga can be operationalised as active participation in and a sense of belonging to social groups and collective, reciprocal caring relationships.

In this article, we document the development of a whanaungatanga scale alongside a measure of Māori identity.