Browsing by Author "Savahl, Shazly"
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Adolescents’ perceptions of health and well-being: Influences of urban contemporary music
Swartbooi, Cindy; Savahl, Shazly; Isobell, Deborah; Khan, Gadija; Wagenaa, Cassandra (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 ... -
Adolescents’ perceptions of the ‘substance use violence nexus’: a South African perspective
Khan, Gadija; Savahl, Shazly; Isaacs, Serena (Taylor & Francis, 2016)The aim of the study was to explore adolescents’ perceptions of substance use as a contributing factor to community violence by employing a conceptual framework proposed by Goldstein. Data were collected from a sample of ... -
Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance
Savahl, Shazly; Adams, Sabirah; Florence, Maria Ann (Cogent OA, 2020)The overarching aim of this study was to validate the Afrikaans version of Snyder’s (1997) Children’s Hope Scale in a sample of children from Cape Town, South Africa. Within this process, the study aimed to test the ... -
Alcohol consumption amongst young adults living in a low socioeconomic status community in Cape Town
Adams, Sabirah; Savahl, Shazly; Isaacs, Serena; Carels, Cassandra Zeta (Society for Personality Research, 2013)Our aim was to ascertain the extent of risky alcohol consumption amongst young adults living in a low socioeconomic status community in Cape Town, South Africa. We used a cross-sectional survey design and the street ... -
Children's subjective well-being in Africa: A comparative analysis across three countries
Savahl, Shazly; Tiliouine, Habib; Casas, Ferran; Adams, Sabirah; Mekonen, Yehualashet; Dejene, Negussie; Benninger, Elizabeth; Witten, Heidi (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 ... -
The Children’s Delphi: considerations for developing a programme for promoting children’s self-concept and well-being
Benninger, Elizabeth; Savahl, Shazly (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, ... -
Children’s discourses of natural spaces: considerations for children’s subjective well-being
Adams, Sabirah; Savahl, Shazly (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 ... -
Children’s discursive constructions of the ‘self’
Benninger, Elizabeth; Savahl, Shazly (Springer Verlag, 2017)The ways in which children construct and assign meaning to the ‘self’ could have an impact on their social and emotional well-being, including their coping skills, relationship formation, and behaviour. Furthermore, a ... -
Children’s hope in South Africa: A population-based Study
Savahl, Shazly (Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)A growing body of research has provided evidence for the cognitive motivational construct of hope as a psychological strength, particularly for children in adverse social circumstances. In children, hope is defined as a ... -
Children’s interactions with family and friends in constrained contexts: Considerations for children’s subjective well‑being
Florence, Maria; Savahl, Shazly; Adams, Sabirah (Springer Nature, 2021)The primary aim of the study was to determine the relation between the frequency of children’s interactions with family and friends and their subjective well-being amongst a sample of children residing in the Western Cape ... -
Children’s perspectives on child well-being
September, Rose; Savahl, Shazly (University of Johannesburg, 2009)The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) through its reporting framework for nation states has prompted increasing interest on the measuring and monitoring of child well-being. The domains and indicators ... -
Children’s representations of nature using photovoice and community mapping: perspectives from South Africa
Adams, Sabirah; Savahl, Shazly; Fattore, Tobia (Co-Action Publishing:, 2017)The aim of the study was to explore children’s representations and perceptions of natural spaces using photovoice and community mapping. The sample consisted of 28 children aged 12–14 years residing in urban and rural ... -
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
Savahl, Shazly; Casas, Ferran; Adams, Sabirah (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 ... -
The development of a familyresilience-strengthening programme for familiesin a South African rural community
Isaacs, Serena Ann; Roman, Nicolette V.; Savahl, Shazly (Wiley, 2018)The aim of this study was to develop a contextually based family resilience program. Also presented here is a literature review of family resilience interventions suggesting that these 3 processes are the basis for effective ... -
Examining the relationship among bullying, school climate and adolescent well-being in Chile and South Africa: a cross cultural comparison
Varela, Jorge J.; Savahl, Shazly; Adams, Sabirah; Reyes, Fernando (Springer, 2019)Bullying at school represents a major challenge in different school cultural contexts. As a result, victims of bullying experience negative consequences that influence their daily life and personal well-being. School climate ... -
An exploration into the impact of exposure to community violence and hope on children's perceptions of well-being: a South African perspective
Savahl, Shazly; Isaacs, Serena; Adams, Sabirah; Carels, Cassandra Zeta; September, Rose (Springer, 2013)The study aims to explore the relationship between exposure to community violence, hope, and well-being. More specifically, the study aims to ascertain whether hope is a stronger predictor of well-being than exposure to ... -
An exploration of the family resilience needs of a rural community in South Africa: a sequential explanatory mixed methodological study design
Isaacs, Serena; Roman, Nicolette V.; Savahl, Shazly (Springer Verlag, 2017)The aim of the study is to identify and explore family resilience needs in a rural community in the West Coast region of South Africa. An explanatory mixed methodological sequential design was implemented. Firstly, ... -
Influences on life aspirations among adolescents in a low-income community in Cape Town, South Africa
Hendricks, Gaironeesa; Savahl, Shazly; Mathews, Kulthum (Routledge, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine the influences on adolescents’ aspirations from a low-income community in Cape Town. A sequential mixed method exploratory design was used following two distinct phases. The qualitative ... -
Narcotics anonymous attendees’ perceptions and experiences of substitute behaviors in the Western Cape, South Africa
Sinclair, Deborah Louise; Sussman, Steve; Savahl, Shazly (BioMed Central, 2023)Much remains unknown about the dynamics of substitute behaviors during addiction recovery among persons attending recovery support groups. Insight into the nature, motives for, and course of substitute behaviors could ... -
Prevalence of bullying victimisation among primary school children in South Africa: a population-based study
Manuel, Donnay; Adams, Sabirah; Savahl, Shazly; Mpilo, Mulalo (BMC Research Notes, 2021)Objectives: Bullying victimisation (BV) among children in South Africa has been identified as a major public health concern. While several studies report on the prevalence rates of BV, there is currently a dearth of research ...