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Adolescent substance use: a prospective longitudinal model of substance use onset among South African adolescents
(Informa Healthcare, 2009)
Substance use onset among Colored adolescents between eighth and ninth grades in an urban area of Cape Town, South Africa was examined using latent transition analysis. Longitudinal self-report data regarding substance use ...
Through the lens of a peer: understanding leisure boredom and risk behaviour in adolescence
(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 ...
Inconsistent reports of sexual intercourse among South African high school students
(Elsevier, 2008)
Purpose: This study aims to describe patterns of inconsistent reports of sexual intercourse among a sample of South African adolescents.
Methods: Consistency of reported lifetime sexual intercourse was assessed using five ...
Curriculum transformation: a proposed route to reflect a political consciousness in occupational therapy education
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2012)
Introduction: Curriculum review is an ongoing, dynamic, long-term process that forms part of occupational therapy education. The
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of the Western Cape (UWC) recently responded ...
Predicting substance use behavior among South African adolescents: The role of leisure experiences across time
(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 ...
Interventions for out-of-school contexts
(UCT Press, 2012)
Introduction: Violence has become part of normal,everyday life for many young South Africans.
Understanding leisure-related program effects by using process data in the HealthWise South Africa Project
(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. ...
A qualitative assessment of South African adolescents’ motivations for and against substance use and sexual behavior
(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 ...
Transformation through Occupation
(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 ...
“This pandemic has changed our daily living”: Young adults’ leisure experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
(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, ...