The role of personality, hardiness, resilience and grit in mediating subjective career success in commercial deep sea divers

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Dyk, G. A. J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCunningham, Russell Neilen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-28T12:18:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-09T07:09:05Z
dc.date.available2018-02-28T12:18:06Z
dc.date.available2018-04-09T07:09:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-03
dc.descriptionThesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2018.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY : Since the 16th century, man has been diving in the waters around the world. This phenomenon initially came about as a form of exploration, but eventually, commercial interests lead to the formation of diving as an occupation (Commercial Diving, n.d.). Commercial Deep Sea Diving (CDSD) as an industry is responsible for a vast array of sub-aquatic activities that include bridge and pipeline maintenance and the construction of sub-aquatic structures. The industry attracts many artisan-type employees to work all over the world on various projects associated with a multiplicity of related industries. However, as a profession, very little research has been done on CDSDs. That research that is available stems from the 1970s and 1980s and focuses primarily on technical specifications of equipment, and medical phenomena. After extensive reviews of available literature, the researcher has found no research pertaining to psychological attributes of CDSDs - illustrating a clear gap in the knowledge currently held about CDSDs and the industry as a whole, as it pertains to psychology. Of further interest to the researcher are the parallels that the CDSD industry shares with military deployments - this is with reference to the fact that both military personnel and CDSDs are required to operate under stressful conditions, away from the support of their family and social circles (Lagrone, 1978). With this notion in mind, the researcher will investigate the influence that the possession of personality, hardiness, resilience and grit has on the subjective experiencing of career success (CS) by CDSDs as well as the inter-relationships between these constructs. This study may prove to be an inroad into the better understanding of the psychological make-up of CDSDs.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Geen opsomming beskikbaar.af_ZA
dc.format.extentix, 151 pages ; illustrations, includes annexure
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/103769
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectCommercial deep sea diving -- Psychological aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectScuba diving -- Psychological aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectCommercial deep see diversen_ZA
dc.subjectCharacters and characteristicsen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleThe role of personality, hardiness, resilience and grit in mediating subjective career success in commercial deep sea diversen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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