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Measuring resilience in competitive tennis players: psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale for Adults
(Sage Publications, 2016)
he Resilience Scale for Adults is considered a valid and reliable measure of resilience resources and has received validation support across several populations. This study attempted to validate and examine the psychometric ...
A review of quantitative studies of South African youth resilience: Some gaps
(ASSAf, 2015)
Resilience (positive adjustment to hardship) relies on a socioecologically facilitated process in which individuals navigate towards, and negotiate for, health–promoting resources, and their social ecology, in return, ...
Education services and resilience processes: Resilient Black South African students' experiences
(Elsevier, 2014)
The resilience literature is increasingly drawing attention to formal service provision as a means for social ecologies to support children's and youths' positive adjustment to challenging life circumstances. This article ...
AIDS in South Africa: Therapeutic interventions to strengthen resilience among orphans and vulnerable children
(Sage, 2014)
Worldwide, approximately 10% of the 34.2 million individuals infected by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are under the age of 18. Additionally, 17.8 million children have experienced ...
Community-researcher liaisons: the pathways to resilience project advisory panel
(Educational Asociation of SA (EASA), 2013)
The Pathways to Resilience Project is an ongoing, community-based participatory research (CBPR) project. Its express focus is the exploration of how at-risk youths use formal services and/or informal, naturally occurring ...
The effectiveness of sensory stimulation therapy to strengthen the resilience of operating room nurses
(AOSIS, 2016)
Background: Operating room (OR) nurses need to be resilient in order to cope with extreme demands in their workplace. This research focused on the effectiveness of sensory stimulation therapy (SST) to strengthen the ...
Resistance in the classroom - from dysfunctional to functional: a future necessary skill?
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
This article reports on resistance in primary schools, more specific grade five learners as perceived by teachers. A qualitative phenomenological interpretative approach was followed utilising focus group discussions and ...
Substance use prevention programmes among adolescents focusing on resilience as a protective factor: a systematic review
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)
Substance use among adolescents is a major problem facing the world today. However, there are challenges on prevention of substance use among this population. The purpose of this systematic review was to explore and describe ...
Disaster resilience and complex adaptive systems theory: finding common grounds for risk reduction
(Emerald, 2016)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of resilience into the contemporary discourse of disaster risk. As a counter position to the current status quo in defining and addressing resilience, this ...
Theoretical perspectives on resilience and sustainability in transportation and spatial planning
(WIT Press, 2018)
The debate on sustainability and resilience is dealt with by many authors working within the environmental,
ecological and human settlement planning domains. These concepts and its interface can
hardly be separated form ...