Browsing Research Articles by Author "Wegner, Lisa"
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Perceived parental control, restructuring ability, and leisure motivation: A cross-cultural comparison
Xie, Hui "Jimmy"; Caldwell, Linda L.; Graham, John W.; Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Leisure is viewedworldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs and ... -
Predicting secondary school dropout among South African adolescents: A survival analysis approach
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Xie, Hui Jimmy; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Education Association of South Africa, 2017)Education is one of the strongest predictors of health worldwide. In South Africa, school dropout is a crisis where by Grade 12, only 52% of the age appropriate population remain enrolled. Survival analysis was used to ... -
Predicting substance use behavior among South African adolescents: The role of leisure experiences across time
Sharp, Erin Hiley; Coffman, Donna; Caldwell, Linda L.; Smith, Edward A.; Wegner, Lisa; Vergnani, Tania; Mathews, Catherine (SAGE Publications, 2011)Using seven waves of data, collected twice a year from the 8th through the 11th grades in a low-resource community in Cape Town, South Africa, we aimed to describe the developmental trends in three specific leisure experiences ... -
Profiles of adolescent leisure motivation and substance use in the HealthWise South Africa research trial: a person-centered approach
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Palen, Lori-Ann; Caldwell, Linda L.; Wegner, Lisa; Jacobs, Joachim J.; Smith, Edward (Routledge, 2018)Engaging in intrinsically motivated behaviors, both within and outside of the leisure context, is associated with well-being. However, individuals can be driven by multiple types of motivation simultaneously, and the ... -
A qualitative assessment of South African adolescents’ motivations for and against substance use and sexual behavior
Patrick, Megan E.; Palen, Lori-Ann; Caldwell, Linda L.; Gleeson, Sarah; Smith, E.D.; Wegner, Lisa (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)Focus groups (N 5 15 groups; 8 with girls, 7 with boys) with adolescents in high schools near Cape Town, South Africa, were used to conduct a qualitative investigation of reported reasons for using and not using substances ... -
The state of methamphetamine ('tik') use among youth in the Western Cape, South Africa
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A.; Jacobs, J. J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2016)BACKGROUND Methamphetamine use among youth in the Western Cape Province of South Africa has increased at alarming rates over the past decade. Although current estimates of youth use exist, they range from 2% to 12%. OBJECTIVES ... -
Teaching spirituality and spiritual care in health sciences education: A systematic review
Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey; Wegner, Lisa; Roman, Nicolette V. (AFAHPER-SD, 2016)Teaching spirituality and spiritual care in health sciences education has been identified as a need to enhance holistic care. However, educators seemed to be unprepared and have insufficient knowledge about how to include ... -
“This pandemic has changed our daily living”: Young adults’ leisure experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
Wegner, Lisa; Stirrup, Shannon; Desai, Himali; De Jongh, Jo-Celene (Journal of Occupational Science, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic is a global human ecosystem disruption affecting almost every facet of daily living. South Africa adopted a risk-adjusted approach comprising five-levels to curb the spread of COVID-19. Early in 2020, ... -
Through the lens of a peer: understanding leisure boredom and risk behaviour in adolescence
Wegner, Lisa (Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2011)There has been very little research investigating leisure boredom and risk behaviour among adolescents in South Africa. Using a qualitative approach, this study investigated adolescents’ perceptions of leisure boredom and ... -
Trajectories of adolescent substance use development and the influence of healthy leisure: a growth mixture modeling approach
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Ram, Nilam; Smith, Edward A.; Wegner, Lisa (Elsevier, 2016)Considerable heterogeneity exists in adolescent substance use development. To most effectively prevent use, distinct trajectories of use must be identified as well as differential associations with predictors of use, ... -
Transformation through Occupation
Wegner, Lisa (Taylor & Francis group, 2004)Working in the context of a developing country such as South Africa provides a multitude of challenges for professionals in all fields. The last few years since democratisation have seen a transformation in the way ... -
Translational research in South Africa: evaluating implementation quality using a factorial design
Caldwell, Linda L.; Smith, Edward A.; Collins, Linda M.; Graham, John W.; Lai, Mary H.; Wegner, Lisa; Vergnani, Tania; Mathews, Catherine; Jacobs, Joachim (Springer Verlag, 2012)Background: HealthWise South Africa: Life Skills for Adolescents (HW) is an evidence- based substance use and sexual risk prevention program that emphasizes the positive use of leisure time. Since 2000, this program has ... -
Understanding leisure-related program effects by using process data in the HealthWise South Africa Project
Caldwell, Linda L.; Younker, Anita S.; Wegner, Lisa; Patrick, Megan E.; Vergnani, Tania; Smith, Edward A.; Fisher, Alan J. (American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, 2008)As the push for evidence-based programming gathers momentum, many human services programs and interventions are under increased scrutiny to justify their effectiveness across different conditions and populations. ... -
Validity and reliability of the South African health promoting schools monitoring questionnaire
Struthers, Patricia; Wegner, Lisa; de Koker, Petra; Lerebo, Wondwossen; Blignaut, Renette (Oxford University Press, 2016)Health promoting schools, as conceptualised by the World Health Organisation, have been developed in many countries to facilitate the health-education link. In 1994, the concept of health promoting schools was introduced ... -
“We are the Peace Team”: Exploring transformation among previously gang involved young men in Cape Town
Wegner, Lisa; Brink, Megan Lee; Jonkers, Maliekah; Henn, Rita; Mampies, Shandre; Stemmet, Roxanne Lee (Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2018)INTRODUCTION: Many young men in South Africa belong to gangs which has negative consequences for individuals and society. Disengaging from a gang is difficult as it requires transformation; however, little is known about ... -
With a little help from my friends? A longitudinal look at the role of peers versus friends on adolescent alcohol use
Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Beckmeyer, Jonathon J.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A. (Elsevier, 2019)Introduction: Alcohol is the most commonly used substance by South African adolescents. Social norms play a key role in alcohol use, although distinctions are not always made between descriptive and injunctive norms and ...