Browsing Masters Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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Die verwantskap tussen enkele veranderlikes en akademiese sukses op universiteit
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a significant difference in the academic performance of students who received career counselling and those who did not. Other factors that were investigated ... -
Vicarious traumatisation : the impact on police officials investigating crimes against children
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the nature and incidence of vicarious traumatisation (VT) amongst members of the South African Police Service Child Protection Unit. The concept of ... -
Violence in nursing : competing discourses of power, care and responsibility
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)Much research has focused on the social and psychological dimensions of nursing; yet we have not identified the thoughts and feelings of health care professionals as a priority in trying to understand a variety of nursing ... -
Volgehoue behandelingsgedrag van primêre gesondheidsdiens pasiënte in 'n voorheen benadeelde gemeenskap in die Wes-Kaap
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)Treatment adherence is a great problem in low socio-economic communities of South Africa. The failure to adhere to medication instructions has a negative impact on the patient’s health, social interaction, and on the economy ... -
Volunteer experiences in a non-profit organisation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: On a global scale, there are substantial studies about volunteerism. However, literature on volunteerism in South Africa, especially qualitative studies, is limited. The limited literature in South Africa ... -
Voorspellers van die verhoudingskwaliteit van gay mans
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1995-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary objectives of the present research were to predict the quality of relationships of gay male couples, as well as those of the members of the couples, on the basis of chosen variables. These ... -
Vrese en hanteringstrategieë van Wes-Kaapse MIV/VIGS-geaffekteerde kinders en versorgers : ‘n normatiewe populasie met ‘n spesiale leefwêreld
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)As part of the South African government’s strategy to support those with HIV/AIDS and their relatives, HIV/AIDS service points have been established at Public Health Facilities. An increasing number of HIV-positive children ... -
“We waited for our turn, which sometimes never came” : registrars negotiating systemic racism in Western Cape medical schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT; In order for the transformation objectives of racial and gender diversity to be adequately reflected in the South African medical profession, it is crucial to understand how Black medical registrars ... -
Werkbesettingspatrone van geregistreerde beraders in Suid-Afrika
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)South Africa has been a democratic country for more than ten years, and still transformation is not visible in many areas. Psychological services are inaccessible and unaffordable for the larger part of South-Africans. The ... -
What I did is just to talk; nothing else' : the experiences of HIV/AIDS counsellors attached to lifeline, Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-02)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Counselling has been recognised as an important component ofHIV and AIDS care, and an essential part ofHIV testing. Counsellors are involved in a dynamic interrelationship with their clients as well ... -
“When he’s up there he’s just happy and content”: parents’ perceptions of therapeutic horseback riding
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The present research set out to explore parents‟ perceptions of therapeutic horseback riding as an activity for their children with multiple disabilities. It was designed to explore their vicarious ... -
Where are the men? : low-income women's experience of heterosexual relationships
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper was to review the available literature concerning how low-income women experience their heterosexual relationships. Particular attention was paid to the constructs of social ... -
Why I Pay it Forward: Motivations and Basic Psychological Needs of Young Adult Peer Educators
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Peer educators, particularly those in developing countries, are the primary resource used to deliver health promotion messages to their peers in many resource constrained communities and are used extensively ... -
Willingness to participate (WTP) in a future HIV vaccine trial in a high risk sample : perceived barriers and facilitators to participation
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)HIV vaccines are currently being developed and tested worldwide. This thesis reports on a qualitative study that was conducted to determine the concerns and problems regarding participation in future HIV vaccine trials. ... -
Women on farms : discourses of distress
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary goal of this cross-cultural study was to determine how low income female farm workers in the Winelands region of the Western Cape (South Africa) talk about and express their psychological ... -
Women's experiences of reporting rape to the police : a qualitative study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The issue of rape in South Africa has been widely documented and debated in the form of academic, legal, governmental and media reports. The statistics that inform us both of the incidence of rape and ... -
Women’s constructions of their relationships with their mothers in the context of the development and experience of their own depression.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : International literature suggests that women are particularly affected by depression, with one quarter of adult females reporting lifetime prevalence of the disorder. Similarly in the South African ... -
Women’s experience of being single
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Women‟s experience of being single has generally been neglected by psychological research and literature. However, the study of singlehood could provide valuable information about interpersonal relationships ... -
Xhosa-speaking single mothers experiences of intlawulo (paying the damages)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University., 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study I explored Xhosa-speaking single mothers’ experiences of intlawulo. Intlawulo is a custom within the Xhosa culture that requires a man to pay compensatory money to a woman’s family if he ...
