Browsing by Subject "self-esteem"
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Ego boundaries and self-esteem: two elusive facets of the psyche of performing musicians
(Sage, 2016)This article presents a heuristic inquiry into ego boundary development and functioning in aspiring musicians. In their role as communicators in society, challenging and stretching existing boundaries form an integral ... -
Improvement in South African students' outlook due to music involvement
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)In the spring of 2009, we started a concert band programme at a high school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In the fall of 2011, we returned to the school to measure the impact of participating in a concert band on the ... -
Mental health, self-esteem, and influences on sexual values and attitudes among black South African adolescent males
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This study investigated the relationships between sexual values and attitudes, self-esteem, and mental health among black South African adolescents. Adolescent males (n = 522) aged between 13 and 21 years participated in ... -
Predictors of student burnout and engagement among university students
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study investigated influences of core self-evaluation traits, career decision-making difficulties and social support on student burnout and engagement. A cross-sectional design was used with a non-probability quota ... -
Psychological strengths and subjective well-being in South African white students
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study investigated the role of individual resources, notably self-efficacy, gratitude, and hope, in subjective well-being of white dormitory students at a historically white institution of higher learning. Using a ... -
Psychosocial pathways to psychological wellbeing and mental health of Nyaope users in rehabilitation: a mediation study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Background: The poor mental health and psychological wellbeing of drug addicts, especially users of Nyaope, have continued to raise serious concerns among psychologists, health experts and stakeholders in South Africa. ...