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Poverty, protests and pandemics: what can we learn from community resilience?
(SAGE, 2021)
The destruction of property, theft and violence that occurred in South Africa, particularly in KZN
and Gauteng in the week of 12 July 2021 had a significant impact on the national psyche. As we
try to come to terms with ...
Applying qualitative methods to investigate social actions for justice using social media: Illustrations from Facebook
(SAGE, 2020)
Social media is becoming a valuable resource for hosting activism as illustrated in the rise of the hashtag movements, such as #MeToo and #Endrapeculture, used to speak out against rape culture. In this article, we discuss ...
The unbearable loneliness of COVID-19: COVID-19-related correlates of loneliness in South Africa in young adults
(Elsevier, 2021)
This is the first study to examine the association between COVID-19 related variables and loneliness among young adults in South Africa during COVID-19. Participants (N=337) were university students who completed the UCLA ...
Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance
(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 ...
Validation of the fear of COVID-19 scale in South Africa: Three complementary analyses
(Elsevier, 2021)
TFear is the most common response to disease outbreaks. Persistent and prolonged fear can elevate the levels of psychological distress and aggravate preexisting mental health problems. Therefore, prompted by the central ...
Substitute behaviors following residential substance use treatment in the Western Cape, South Africa
(MPDI, 2021)
The dynamics of substitute behaviors and associated factors remain poorly understood
globally, and particularly in low- and middle-income contexts. This prospective study describes
the prevalence and types of substitute ...
A serial model of the interrelationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of COVID-19, and psychological distress among teachers in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2021)
The current study examined the serial relationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and psychological distress among schoolteachers. Participants were South African school teachers (N ...
Alignment of school discipline with positive behavioural interventions and supports: The case of one disadvantaged urban South African Primary School
(AOSIS, 2021)
Positive behavioural interventions and supports (PBIS) is a framework that
aligns with the South African Department of Education’s Alternatives to Corporal Punishment.The aim of this study is to provide a snapshot of the ...
The role and attributes of social networks in the provision of support to women after stillbirth: Experiences from Uganda
(BMC, 2021)
Communities exert stigma on mothers after stillbirth despite their potential to ofer social support to
the grieving family. Maternal healthcare-seeking behaviors are socially reinforced rendering a social network ...
“The ugliness of it seeps into me”: Experiences of vicarious trauma among female psychologists treating survivors of sexual assault
(MPDI, 2022)
The current study explores the lived experiences of female psychologists who provide
psychological treatment to women survivors of sexual assault. These practitioners are a population
of special interest due to the ...