A5061922294- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Community Health and Development
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
University of Cape Town
2009-2025
Centre for Higher Education
2020
University of the Western Cape
2001-2019
Water Research Commission
2015-2019
The study used data from the second wave of Children's Worlds Survey to explore relation between children's experiences bullying victimization (physical and psychological) their subjective well-being (SWB) across three age groups (8, 10, 12) 15 global geographical regions. sample consists 47,029 children randomly selected countries. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. results show appropriate fit structure for overall model, that...
Abstract Despite the critical role of culture in understanding adolescent self and identity, there is a lack cross‐culturally validated measures self‐construal. The present study evaluated cross‐national measurement invariance Aspects Identity Questionnaire‐IV (AIQ‐IV), assessing four dimensions self‐construal: personal, relational, public, collective. sample included 16,795 adolescents aged 14–19 years from 30 countries across continents. four‐factor structure AIQ‐IV obtained using...
Research on children’s quality of life and subjective well-being has advanced over the past decade largely as a result developments in childhood theory, rights legislation, shift toward positive social science. However, line with uncertainty regarding conceptualization well-being, structural configuration not been considered literature. In current study, we present test model which includes global (context-free items assessing overall general without reference to specific aspect life)...
This qualitative study explored the ways in which adolescents perceive natural environment. Focus group interviews were conducted with 32 participants between ages of 13 and 14 attending a school low-income area Western Cape Province South Africa. The findings revealed five key meanings emerged from themes discussed, i.e. nature as threatened place, ‘culture inconsideration’ towards nature, external to self, dangerous other, intrinsic care for nature. Nature other persisted an overarching...
The aim of the study was to explore children's representations and perceptions natural spaces using photovoice community mapping. sample consisted 28 children aged 12–14 years residing in urban rural communities Western Cape, South Africa. Data were collected by means a series six focus groups interviews (three discussion three mapping groups). For missions, provided with 28-exposure disposable camera given 1 week complete their missions. Thematic analysis employed analyse data. Three key...
The overarching aim of the study was to ascertain relationship between children's perceptions natural environment and their subjective well-being. More specifically aimed fit a structural model depicting nature environmental views global, domain-specific life satisfaction. sample included 1004 twelve-year-old participants randomly selected from 15 primary schools in Cape Town, South Africa. measuring instrument New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale for children, Students' Life Satisfaction...
Abstract Objective and subjective indicators reflect distinct but complementary information on children’s lives. While South Africa has well-developed reporting systems reasonable data objective living conditions, there is a substantial lack of as it relates to – that what children think feel, how they evaluate their overall life different aspects This study conceptualised contribute the psychological well-being. We used nationally representative population-based sample provide an analysis...
Abstract In the current study, we consider viability of a bifactor model children’s subjective well-being (SWB) by contributing to discussion on dimensionality SWB. We specify general factor SWB and four group factors (context-free cognitive life satisfaction, domain-based positive affect, negative affect) using structural equation modelling parceling. used data from Children’s Worlds International Survey Well-Being ( N = 92 782). Our analysis strategy included confirmatory analysis. found...
Abstract Bullying is both a major public health concern and violation of children’s right to safety from violence. Within the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in relation between bullying subjective well-being (SWB). Empirical research unequivocally demonstrated significant negative influence on SWB. South African context, violence aggressive behaviour widespread. The high prevalence school Africa intricately related intergenerational experiences violence, rooted history...