Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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Seizures: The Perceptions and Frustrations of Healthcare Providers and Traditional Health Practitioners in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There are currently no official statistics on the incidence or prevalence of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) or epileptic seizures (ES) in Namibia. Furthermore, very little is available with ... -
Social representations of the burning of Boys Secondary Schools in Kenya in 2016
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University., 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: School arson, predominantly the burning of dormitories in boarding secondary schools in Kenya, is a recurrent problem. In 2016, the school fires crisis seemed to reach a new height. A total of 239 schools ... -
“Soos 'n vuil hond het ek gevoel” : shame narratives in South African survivors of chronic trauma
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Both chronic trauma and shame, as well as the relation between them, are understudied phenomena. This is despite particularly high levels of both trauma- and shame-related psychopathology in South Africa ... -
Space and survival : the aftermath of a fire disaster in a Cape Town informal settlement
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)This study is located in the Joe Slovo informal settlement, Langa, Cape Town. This is a settlement much like many other townships in South Africa in that it is a disaster-prone, marginalised community. On the 15 January ... -
“Spreading the word” – Examining the dynamics of community engagement in HIV vaccine research at an HIV prevention research centre in the Western Cape South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Community engagement in HIV vaccine research is a complex phenomenon and is articulated as a crucial part of HIV vaccine research. In spite of this, there is a dearth of literature that focusses on ... -
Staff and disabled students’ experiences of disability support, inclusion and exclusion at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Inclusive education is a key means to redress inequalities and exclusions in society. Disability inclusion in higher education in South Africa has only recently been given increased attention and content ... -
Stress and coping in recent conjugally bereaved rural black spouses
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explored the relationship between stress and coping strategies in bereavement among 198 recently widowed rural black spouses (mean age 48.19 years). Correlations and multiple regression analyses ... -
Substance use and self-harm at an urban South African hospital: implications for suicide prevention, service delivery and future research
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Self-harm is a form of suicidal behaviour which constitutes a serious public health problem in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Health Organization identifies substance use as a ... -
Suksesvolle en minder suksesvolle akademiese presteerders : 'n sielkundige ondersoek
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1971)No abstract available. -
Testing the theory of planned behaviour in predicting condom use in eastern Ghana : a three-wave longitudinal study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although young people’s sexual-risk behaviour raises public health concerns in Ghana, there is, however, little theory-guided research investigating this health problem empirically. This study tested the ... -
Thinking about intellectual disability care : an intersubjective approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Of the many challenges facing persons with intellectual impairment in South Africa, disabling care continues to confront individuals who live and work with intellectual disability. Intellectual impairment ... -
Through a different lens: examining commonality and divergence in constructions and depictions of the sexuality of persons with physical disabilities in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Historically, people with disabilities have been held in contempt or pitied by the non-disabled members of the communities in which they live, and by society as a whole. One area in which people with ... -
A translation and psychometric investigation of the South African career interest inventory across gender and race among secondary school learners
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: A major component of the practice of career counselling and assessment is the measurement of vocational interests. Both globally and in South Africa, John Holland’s (1997) theory of vocational personalities ... -
Use of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale in the assessment of intellectually disabled complainants in sexual abuse cases in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Drawing on a sample of 642 complainants who were people with intellectual disability who had been sexually abused, the assessment records, psycho-legal reports and clinical comments of the psychologists ... -
Veerkragtigheidskenmerke by gesinne met 'n kind met 'n leergestremdheid en die effek van 'n gesinsroetine-intervensieprogram
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to identify and enhance specific resilience qualities within families having a child with a learning disability. The study was devided into two phases, namely the descriptive phase, ... -
Die verband tussen gesinsorg en interpersoonlike skemas in adolessensie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An increasing number of children in South Africa are deprived of adequate parental care. Factors exacerbating the situation are the deaths of parents due to HIV/AIDS and contextual stressors like poverty ... -
Die verband tussen nikotien-inname, kortikale geaktiveerdheid en ekstraversie by rokers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1987-03)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'n Groep ligte rokers en 'n groep strawwe rokers is met mekaar vergelyk ten opsigte van die effek van nikotien-inname op kortikale geaktieerdheid in 'n spanningsituasie en in 'n ontspanningsituasie, ... -
Verliesverwerking na ontvalling : 'n psigo-ontwikkelingsprogram vir adolessente
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Most researchers agree that for a child the death of a parent constitutes a psychological risk. Some of these children might experience the first onset of psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety or ... -
Willingness to participate in an HIV vaccine trial : construction and initial validation of the Willingness to Participate Scale (WTPS), and an application and extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background South Africa is the country with the largest number of HIV infections in the world. As behaviour change initiatives have been suboptimal in curbing the spread of the pandemic, an HIV vaccine ... -
Women's discourses about secretive alcohol dependence and experiences of accessing treatment
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is a paucity of research documenting women’s undisclosed drinking. This study explored the discursive accounts of women’s alcohol dependence, treatment history and barriers in accessing alcohol ...
