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Exploring early adolescents' strengths after the suicide of a parent
(2013)
This study focuses on the strengths of early adolescents after losing a parent to
suicide. Strengths is a global phenomenon and yet little research has been
undertaken in South Africa pertaining to strengths in early ...
Exploring psychosocial well-being in a group of marginalised African youth
(2014)
This research using quantitative and qualitative methods studied the psychosocial well-being of marginalised youth of African descent in South Africa. The study of well-being amongst the youth has been the focus of many ...
The experience of early motherhood amongst Swazi adolescent girls
(2014)
Adolescent motherhood is a reality amongst South African adolescent girls from all cultures. However, there is a scarcity of information available on Swazi adolescents’ experiences of early motherhood. The research ...
Learners' perceptions of respect in educator-learner relationships in a secondary school community
(2014)
From a positive psychology perspective, the last few decades have seen continuous
growth in research emphasising well-being in school communities. Schools should be viewed as spaces that enable life success, as opposed ...
Foster girls' perceptions of respect within a South African Child and Youth Care Centre context
(2014)
This research focuses on exploring foster girls’ perceptions of respect in relationships
in a Child and Youth Care Centre (CYCC) context. The study was undertaken within the
paradigm of positive psychology. Relational ...
Grondslagfase opvoeders se belewings van die opvoeder-leerder verhouding
(2014)
In this study the focus is the exploration of foundation phase educators‘ experience of the educator-learner relationship. Positive psychology was chosen as theoretical framework for this research, and a phenomenological ...
Exploring barriers to the promotion of children's relational wellbeing in South African school communities
(2015)
The importance of promoting the health and well-being of children in educational contexts are recognised in national and international policy developments. However, according to international and local research, many ...
Well-being of South African psychologists : a mixed method study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
This research study investigates the nature and extent of South African psychologists’ well-being
in order to offer guidelines towards sustainable well-being for this population. Psychologists
focus on the well-being of ...
Positive psychology and subclinical eating disorders in South Africa : a literature review
(North-West University, 2011)
Rapid escalation of Subclinical Eating Disorders (SED) in the form of high levels of body–dissatisfaction (BD) and drive for thinness (DT) globally and locally, and the at–risk status of university females are underscored ...
Postgraduate students' reflections on the promotion of relational well-being in South African school communities
(2014)
Relationships, according to national and international research, play a crucial role in the promotion of holistic well-being in school communities. However, the central role of relationships in school communities is not ...