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dc.contributor.advisorDu Toit, M.M.
dc.contributor.advisorWissing, M.P.
dc.contributor.authorDu Plessis, Chrisna
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-30T09:53:45Z
dc.date.available2009-01-30T09:53:45Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/241
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
dc.description.abstractThe focus of the study is on restorative experiences and the relationship between these experiences and psychological well-being. The variety of experiences that people experience as restorative were explored, as well as how often these experiences occurred. A working definition were written since no generally accepted definition of restorative experiences exists. A checklist with 22 categories of restorative experiences has also been drawn up. Students completed psychological well-being questionnaires and the results were used to form two groups: one with higher and one with lower levels of psychological well-being. The two groups were compared in terms of the restorative experiences present in their lives. Nature emerged as the most popular restorative environment. Rest was the most popular category with subcategories for sleep and holidays. Interpersonal contact was also a popular category for both groups. The categories for eating and drinking and activities that are damaging to the body showed important differences between groups in terms of popularity and frequency. The group with the higher levels of psychological well-being shows signs of a healthier lifestyle and they have a greater capacity to postpone gratification. In addition, they show fewer signs of substance dependency, fewer symptoms of psychological disorders and less avoidance than the group with the lower levels of psychological well-being.
dc.languageAfrikaans
dc.publisherNorth-West University
dc.subjectPsychofortologyen
dc.subjectRestorative experiencesen
dc.subjectPsychological wellbeingen
dc.subjectStudentsen
dc.titleOases in die woestyn : herstellende ervarings en psigologiese welsynafr
dc.typeThesisen
dc.description.thesistypeMasters
dc.contributor.researchID10174524 - Wissing, Maria Philipina (Supervisor)


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