Wellbeing is a useful indicator of social progress because its subjectivity accounts for diverse aspirations. The Interplay research project developed a wellbeing framework for Aboriginal people in remote Australia comprising government and community wellbeing priorities. This article describes statistical modelling of community priorities based on surveys administered by community researchers to 841 participants from four remote settlements. Constructs for Aboriginal language literacy, cultural practice, and empowerment were identified through exploratory factor analysis (EFA); structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to confirm relationships. Cultural practice was associated with Aboriginal language literacy and empowerment, which were both associated with wellbeing. Aboriginal literacy and empowerment mediated negative direct relationships between cultural practice and wellbeing. Direct relationships were significant only for females for whom empowerment and Aboriginal literacy appear key to enhancing wellbeing.

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偏远澳大利亚原住民幸福优先级之间相互作用关系的量化

幸福是社会进步的有用指标，因为它的主观性说明了各种各样的愿望。Interplay研究项目为偏远澳大利亚的原住民开发了一个福利框架，其中包括政府和社区的福利重点。本文基于社区研究人员对来自四个偏远定居点的841名参与者进行的调查，描述了社区优先级的统计模型。通过探索性因素分析（EFA）确定了土著语言素养，文化习俗和赋权的构造；使用结构方程模型（SEM）来确定关系。文化实践与原住民语言素养和赋权相关联，而这两者均与幸福感相关。原住民识字和赋权在文化习俗与福祉之间起着消极的直接关系。直接关系仅对女性具有重要意义，对于她们而言，赋权和原住民文化似乎是增进幸福的关键。