Browsing by Subject "Mental health"
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Adventure based experiential learning and adolescents' self-reported levels of self-regulation and positive mental health
(2016)The aim of this study was to determine self-reported levels of self-regulation and positive mental health within a group of adolescents before and after participation in an adventure based programme. It also intended to ... -
Challenges faced by mental health nurse specialists in the North West province
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)This study sought to explore and describe the challenges faced by mental health nurse specialists in order to make recommendations in support of this population in the North West province. A qualitative-exploratory-descriptive ... -
The complementarity of humility hypothesis: individual, relational, and physiological effects of mutually humble partners
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)We report two studies of romantic couples that examine the interactive effects of actor and partner humility on individual, relational, and physiological well-being. Using both longitudinal (Study 1) and physiological ... -
Concurrent tobacco use and risky drinking in South Africa: results from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The aim of this study was to examine socio-demographic and psychosocial correlates of concurrent tobacco use and risky drinking We analysed data from the cross-sectional South African National Health and Nutrition ... -
Corporate social responsibility towards mental health care in South African mining communities
(North-West University, 2009)Mining activities have impacted on the health and safety of mining communities for many decades. Despite the economic contributions of mining to its surrounding communities, there is also a huge amount of environmental ... -
The correlation between the five-factor model of personality traits and symptoms of common mental disorders in multi-national elite rugby players
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Symptoms of common mental disorders (CMDs) affect a large proportion of the general population worldwide with the prevalence of CMDs and related symptoms ranging from 16,5% to 45% amongst the general global population. ... -
Drug use among youth and adults in a population-based survey in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)Objective: Illicit drug use is a growing public health problem. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of drug use and the sociodemographic and health characteristics that influence it among young and adult South ... -
An exploratory study of facilitators and barriers to mental health help-seeking in Indian immigrant youth in Gauteng, South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2023)It has been documented in international literature that Indian immigrants underutilise mental health services to a significant extent. The purpose of this study was to identify the facilitators and barriers which prevent ... -
Exploring cricket development in the North-West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Developing cricket in the South African landscape is a unique opportunity and challenge. The North-West province falls under Cricket South Africa’s mandate. To develop cricket in South Africa, certain transformation targets ... -
Factors contributing to the negation of therapeutic services by emerging adults in a South African university
(2013)This study was informed by a phenomenon observed by a variety of members from the multidisciplinary team at an acute psychiatric facility, where the researcher works daily. It appeared to clinicians as if the individual ...