The aim of this study was to establish the level job satisfaction amongst teachers at special schools. Teachers in schools need cope with curriculum changes, administrative duties that come these and learners their diverse needs. Learners needs require a specific educational programme also cater for emotional, social, neurological or physical problems. research group consisted 101 working six different situated various parts Bloemfontein area, two Mangaung four were suburban areas. English-...

An interest exists in understanding why adolescents partake risky sexual behaviours, as well the risk and protective practices associated with behaviour.The aim of this study was to investigate moderator effect future time perspective relationship between self-efficacy behaviour.A random cluster consisting 467 learners from English medium high schools central South Africa participated study. The participants' behaviour, were measured Perceptions HIV/AIDS Risk Survey, Generalised Perceived...

Loneliness is a common concern among university students, as these individuals experience many of the risk factors associated with loneliness. This loneliness tends to lead numerous consequences such negative self-evaluations, anxiety, and depression, which in turn impaired concentration decline academic motivation performance. The overarching aims this study were identify predictor variable(s) or combination variables, namely self-esteem, interpersonal communication competence, media...

The aim of this qualitative longitudinal study was to evaluate drama as a method within the rehabilitation women afflicted with breast cancer. By purposeful sampling, 11 total 20 participated in and were interviewed 3 times over 9 months. interviews transcribed. data analysis an inductive latent content analysis. results show that felt their lives out balance before exercises; female physical dimension emphasized. During exercises, it became apparent cancer unifying factor; able share...

Orientation: Burnout seems to be particularly common amongst professionals who help and enable people cope with the demands of their daily lives.Motivation for study: The study focused on magnitude nature burnout Namibian teachers as well influence biographical factors levels burnout. Another aim was determine extent which results this correlate research findings in other countries.Research design, approach method: researchers used a non-experimental method. involved more than 300 secondary...

Abstract The aim of the study was to determine whether a relationship exists between perceived stress and disordered eating among 349 female, residential, first year students (143 Black 206 White). possible influence coping responses cultural differences on this also investigated. participants completed measures eating, stress. Body mass index scores were calculated. Product‐term regression analyses conducted investigate mediated or moderated eating. results indicated significant correlation...

Depression will be the most common mental disorder by 2020, and it is also expected to second leading cause of disability, after cardiac diseases. Moreover, depression likely a major public health burden in future. This study evaluates influences culture on symptoms among Sesotho speakers.An evaluation sample 100 participants diagnosed with was conducted, using Psychiatric Interview Questionnaire.It found that speakers manifested three areas: somatic symptoms, perceptual disturbances thought...

This study focused on the relationship between psychofortigenic factors and psychological burnout among nursing staff at institutions where patients with Alzheimer's disease, as well other conditions, are hospitalized. Psychofortigenesis relates to term ‘salutogenesis’ refers origin of strengths. It can thus be regarded opposite psychopathogenesis. There is evidence high levels in South Africa question arises which would enable them cope. The group consisted 226 African nurses from 21...

This study investigated the extent to which adolescents' levels of conservatism, their gender and home language can predict psychological well-being. Conservatism is described as a social attitude, characterised by an intemalisation dominant values environment within individual functions. Psychological well-being state that aspects such sense coherence, satisfaction with life, fortitude, coping, hardiness, self-actualisation, potency resilience. The sample consisted 1 238 adolescents in...

The purpose of this research project was to develop, implement, and evaluate a Life Skills programme for young adult male long-term offenders with the aim improving their life skills that, in turn, could enable them adjust more effectively correctional environment. Experimental used investigate effectiveness programme. In study, 96 literate between ages 21 25 years, long sentences, were selected randomly. participants assigned randomly into an experimental control group. Solomon four-group...

Abstract In 2003 Gomez and Fisher developed the Spiritual Well-being Questionnaire (SWBQ) based on a theoretical model of spiritual well-being proposed by Fisher. According to Fisher, comprises personal, communal, environmental transcendental domains, which are interrelated cohere create global dimension. Their study showed that SWBQ was reliable valid. A further in 2005 using item response theory analysis suggested general support for psychometric properties SWBQ. However, there were...

Objective: To gather biographical and pain data for a sample of South African patients visiting specialist control unit. investigate the role various psychosocial variables in this sample's chronic experience. Subjects Method: 325 adult outpatients from unit completed questionnaire, West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory, as well supplementary scales Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2. Diagnostic were also gathered sample. Descriptive statistics calculated t-tests used to...

This study investigated the mediating and/or moderating role of pre-adolescent learners’ perception their parent-child attachment on relationships between perceived parenting dimensions (acceptance, firm control, and psychological control) types bullying experience (physical, verbal, social-relational, cyber-bullying). We sampled 1 078 learners attending primary schools in Free State, South Africa (black Southern Sotho = 43.1%; white Afrikaans 56.9%; females 59.1%; males 40.9%; mean age...

This study was conducted to identify predictors of mathematics achievement among grade 9 learners a random sample five township schools. A series regression analyses were performed for boys and girls separately obtain Cohen's (1992) effect size estimate (uniquely explained criterion variance expressed as proportion unexplained variance) various predictor variables. Cognitive verbal non-verbal General Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. Non-cognitive variables included the hierarchical levels...

This article focuses on the factors that are deemed important by magistrates and psychologists in prediction of dangerous or violent behaviour. Five case studies, which risk violence came into play, were presented to respondents (85 52 psychologists) with aid a self-compiled questionnaire. The opinions legal practitioners concerning was involved each study tested basis two questions: (i) To what degree is person danger community? (ii) Which decisive respect Question 1? There agreement...

In this study, two research questions were posed. the first place, study investigated levels of exposure to violence among adolescents as a total group (Venda- and Northern Sotho-speaking), well ethnic groups.
 
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Objective: This study investigated the utility of Koppitz administration, scoring and norms for Bender Gestalt Test (BGT) as a neurocognitive screening instrument Sesotho-speaking children. Method: The BGT protocols 671 children between ages seven nine were reviewed. Data pertaining to socioeconomic status also gathered 360 participants. performance Sesotho sample was compared that original norm group. Furthermore, two groups with regard their respective age-related rates improvement in...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent which coping responses could predict level life satisfaction experienced by patients suffering from diabetes mellitus.A non-experimental, cross-sectional design adopted. sample consisted 154 individuals(62 Type I diabetics, 80 II and 12 individuals for whom diagnostic information not available) recruited outpatient clinic at a large state hospital. All participants completed Coping Responses Inventory – Adult Version, as well...

The study aimed to determine the mediating and/or moderating associations of perceived parent attachment and peer dimensions (trust, communication, alienation) with bullying experiences (perpetration victimisation). Data were collected from 465 Sesotho-speaking learners (10 – 12 years; female = 274; male 191). Participants completed Inventory Parent Peer Attachment Revised for Children Adolescent Relations Instrument: Bully/Target. Multiple hierarchical regression analyses indicated a...

Correctional environments are regarded as degrading, dangerous, difficult, stigmatizing, stressful, unsafe, and violent. Young adult male incarcerated offenders need to acquire the necessary coping skills survive in correctional environment. This research study aimed determine which variable(s) or set of variables explain a significant percentage variance among young South African private maximum-security center. The approach this was quantitative, nature nonexperimental. A correlational...

The role of coping in the relationship between spiritual wellbeing and depression amongst ministers. aim this study was to determine well-being among research group consisted 53 Dutch Reformed ministers, all serving Northern Cape. Coping measured by means Orientation Problems Experienced Questionnaire (Carver, Scheier & Weintraub 1989), Spiritual Well-being (Gomez Fisher 2003:1977), Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steer Brown 1996:1−2). results indicated that problem-focused...

This study investigated the roles of age, gender, importance religion/spirituality, attending church activities and frequency prayer on types adolescents’ coping strategies. Participants were drawn from ten public high schools. Data strategies, personal variables religiosity spirituality collected using Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences (A-COPE) inventory. Scheffé posthoc tests used to evaluate associations between strategies by adolescents identified faith-oriented...

This study explored the applicability of metacognitive model excessive worry and generalized anxiety disorder to understanding in a multi-ethnic context. A convenience sample 1224 university students (female = 57.9%; Black 49.9%) with mean age 19.77 years (standard deviation 2.323) participated study. Following exploratory factor analysis, hierarchical regression analyses were employed analyse data. In combination, positive beliefs about worry, negative cognitive control strategies emerged...

Background: Although stress is a common phenomenon in all phases of life, it can be said that adolescence particularly stressful life stage. In South Africa, black adolescents are faced with many stressors and challenges which placing demands on their emotional cognitive resources.Aims: The aim this study was to determine whether African different styles (i.e. rational or experiential) differ levels coping. Furthermore, the experience coping predominantly used by could determined.Methods:...