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A systematic review of children’s construction of the self: implications for children’s subjective well-being
(Springer Verlag, 2017)This research aimed to systematically review academic literature focused on how children construct and assign meaning to the ‘self.’ An article search and appraisal yielded 38 articles that met the inclusion criteria. ... -
Children’s discourses of natural spaces: considerations for children’s subjective well-being
(Springer Verlag, 2017)Based on the evidence provided in the literature, it is manifest that increased time spent in nature increases various aspects of children’s well-being. Using discourse analysis on focus group interviews with 28 children ... -
Coping with infertility: An explorative study of South African women’s experiences
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015)The expectation of getting married and having children is for many individuals a natural part of adult life. Many young people anticipate the prospect of becoming biological mothers and fathers. This expectation of ... -
Children's subjective well-being in Africa: A comparative analysis across three countries
(Elsevier, 2017)Recent trends in child well-being research have shown a substantial advancement in studies investigating children's subjective well-being (SWB). This advancement has raised questions concerning the measurement of SWB and ... -
Children’s subjective well-being: Multi-group analysis among a sample of children from two socio-economic status groups in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2017)Recent advancements in child well-being research have shown an increased importance of subjective well-being in understanding children and adolescents’ quality of life. These advancements have raised questions concerning ... -
Visually negotiating hegemonic discourse through Photovoice: Understanding youth representations of safety
(SAGE Publications, 2018)Despite the immense communicative potential of visual methodologies, surprisingly few community-based research studies have meaningfully considered participants’ visual meaning-making processes. When working with youth ... -
The Children’s Delphi: considerations for developing a programme for promoting children’s self-concept and well-being
(Wiley, 2017)This study is premised on the notion that intervention programmes aimed at improving children’s well-being should be inclusive of activities which promote children’s self-concept. Using a child participation framework, ... -
Sense and sensibilities: Schoolboys talk about sex in the private conversational space
(Springer, 2018)This article focuses on the narratives of 18 adolescent boys as they engaged with issues of sex, sexuality and peer relations in their daily lives. The ethnographic research was conducted in two public secondary schools ... -
A review of the transportability of cognitive therapy for the treatment of PTSD among South African rape survivors
(AOSIS, 2017)This study aimed to evaluate the transportability of cognitive therapy (CT) for rape survivors with PTSD to South African conditions. Ten local treatment outcome studies investigating the transportability of CT were ... -
Exploring the lived experiences of infertility treatment and care by involuntarily childless women
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This study explored the lived experiences of fertility treatment and care by South African women with infertility . A total of 21 women from different age and ethnic groups (age range = 26 to 41; whites = 53%, coloured = ... -
The menstruation experience: Attitude dimensions among South African students
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This study aimed to investigate the attitudes and experiences regarding menstruation among undergraduate women at a historically disadvantaged South African university. A total of 255 women participated in the study. The ... -
The association between psychological distress, alcohol use and physical non-communicable diseases in a nationally representative sample of South Africans
(SAGE Publications, 2016)This study examines the associations between symptoms of mental disorders and diabetes and hypertension in a nationally representative sample of South Africans. We examined unadjusted and adjusted associations of ... -
Predictors of knowledge about tuberculosis: results from SANHANES I, a national, cross-sectional household survey in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2016)BACKGROUND: South Africa is one of the 22 high tuberculosis burden countries that contribute 80 % of the global tuberculosis cases. Tuberculosis is infectious and due to its rapid and easy transmission route poses a threat ... -
Abused women's understandings of intimate partner violence and the link to intimate femicide
(Institute for qualitative research, 2016)In this article, we explore how women survivors of intimate partner violence understand the abuse they endured and the possible link to intimate femicide. This is a qualitative study based on a feminist poststructuralist ... -
Exploring a sample of university students’ perceptions of menstruation
(National Inquiry Services Centre (NISC), 2016)This study aimed to explore how a sample of young South African women constructed their perceptions of menstruation. The sample comprised 16 racially/ethnically diverse female university students (blacks = 4, whites = 2, ... -
Adolescents’ perceptions of health and well-being: Influences of urban contemporary music
(National Inquiry Services Centre, 2016)The study aimed to explore adolescents’ perceptions of how urban contemporary music influences health and well-being among them. Data on health and well-being effects of music consumption were gathered from a convenience ... -
Vicarious trauma: The psychological impact of working with survivors of trauma for South African psychologists
(National Inquiry Services Centre, 2016)Traumatic events are highly prevalent in South African society and psychologists who work with survivors of trauma have been identified as particularly at risk of being adversely affected by their work, and experiencing ... -
Experiences of father carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An exploratory study
(National Inquiry Services Centre (NISC), 2016)This study aimed to explore the carer experiences of fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A total of eight South African fathers between the ages of 38 and 45 years were the interview informants. They ... -
Derailed by a sugar daddy: An investigation of the failed treatment of an adolescent township rape survivor with PTSD
(South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2016)This study investigates the transportability of an evidence-based psychological intervention to local contexts by documenting the treatment process with an isi-Xhosa speaking Black South African adolescent. She was sexually ... -
The role of fortitude in relation to exposure to violence among adolescents living in lower socio-economic areas in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)OBJECTIVE: There is compelling evidence that a significant proportion of adolescents exposed to violence do not develop trauma-related symptoms, but adapt successfully. This differential vulnerability has propelled research ...
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