Browsing by Subject "mindfulness"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Bride of Amazement : a Buddhist perspective on Mary Oliver's poetry
(North-West University, 2013)The thesis undertakes a Buddhist reading of Mary Oliver’s oeuvre. It seeks to fill a palpable lacuna in extant criticism of her work, which tends to adopt Romantic, Feminist, Ecocritical, and Christian viewpoints. Thus ... -
Exploring mindfulness in self-injuring adolescents in a psychiatric setting
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2011)This study explored mindfulness amongst eight self-injuring psychiatric adolescents. A mixed-method design was used. Interviews and clinical records comprised the qualitative data, while quantitative data was gathered using ... -
Facilitating awareness in children from a low socio–economic environment using the art–making process
(North-West University, 2013)Gestalt theory and Positive Psychology formed the underlying theoretical frameworks of this study. Both Gestalt theory and Positive Psychology adopt a positive outlook towards human nature with the possibility of individuals ... -
Gender effects on self-regulation among university students
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)The aim of this study was to explore the relation between self-regulation, psychopathology and gender amongst a group of South African university students (N=384). Self-regulation was measured with the Shortened Self-Regulation ... -
Mindfulness and psychological well-being among black South African university students and their relatives
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study investigated the relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being in a convenience sample of black South African students (n = 203) and their parents and other relatives (n = 204) (66.1% = female; ...
