Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "Adolescents"
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Aanmeldingsriglyne vir adolessente wat aan seksuele misbruik blootgestel word
(North-West University, 2009)South African adolescents are at high risk of becoming victims of sexual abuse. However, research and experience by practising social workers show that adolescents are reluctant to report sexual abuse immediately. This ... -
Adolessente se ervaring van gewelddadige episodes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2000)The aim of this study was to establish what the extent, nature and impact of experiences of violence are of adolescents in the lkageng and Promosa townships, and how they cope in their life situations. To attain the ... -
Adventure based experiential learning and adolescents' self-reported levels of resilience and positive mental health
(2015)The aim of this study was to determine to what extent resilience and positive mental health are promoted in adolescents within a South African context through participation in an adventure based experiential learning ... -
Antidepressant usage by South African children and adolescents : a drug utilisation review
(2013)This study set out to review and analyse aspects of antidepressant prescribing in children and adolescents in a section of the private health care sector of South Africa. The research was conducted in two phases, namely a ... -
The association between identity style, psychological well-being and factors associated with eating disorders in adolescent females
(North-West University, 2006)Worldwide. adolescents are at risk of developing eating disorders since they tire in a process of negotiating important developmental tasks and are thus vulnerable to the internalisation of the thin ideal (Polivy 8: Herman, ... -
Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and changes in cardiovascular clustered risk factors in 10–3-year-old children : the NW-CHILD Study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)International and South African literature indicated two main findings regarding adolescent body composition, blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fitness. Primarily, literature made it evident that as cardiorespiratory fitness ... -
Body composition profiles of 14-year-old adolescents attending high schools within the Tlokwe municipality area : the PAHL-study
(North-West University, 2014)Globally, overweight and obesity in childhood has already reached pandemic proportions, and this condition is associated with various health problems such as, insulin-resistance, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular ... -
The career planning needs of senior public secondary school learners in Gaborone, Botswana
(North-West University, 2010)Career choice is one of the most daunting decisions one has to make, since it has implications that affect a variety of aspects in one’s life. For adolescents, career decision–making is even more challenging because it is ... -
Coping strategies of church–going adolescents in Durban
(2014)Adolescents face many challenges in their communities, families and individually during the complex developmental stage of adolescence. It is during this time that their sense of self and an identity apart from their parents ... -
Developing VO2max prediction functions from the physical, motor performance and anthropometric components of a cohort of adolescents : the PAHL-study
(2014)The measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness has been extensively researched among adult populations, but very few researchers have focused their attention on the cardiorespiratory fitness of children and adolescents. Due ...