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The application of a resilience assessment approach to promote campus environmental management: a South African case study
(Emerald, 2016)
Purpose - This paper aims to outline the benefits of using resilience assessment instead of command and control mechanisms to evaluate sustainable campus environments. Design/methodology/approach - An exploratory mixed-method ...
Measuring resilience in competitive tennis players: psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale for Adults
(Sage Publications, 2016)
he Resilience Scale for Adults is considered a valid and reliable measure of resilience resources and has received validation support across several populations. This study attempted to validate and examine the psychometric ...
The effectiveness of sensory stimulation therapy to strengthen the resilience of operating room nurses
(AOSIS, 2016)
Background: Operating room (OR) nurses need to be resilient in order to cope with extreme demands in their workplace. This research focused on the effectiveness of sensory stimulation therapy (SST) to strengthen the ...
Resistance in the classroom - from dysfunctional to functional: a future necessary skill?
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
This article reports on resistance in primary schools, more specific grade five learners as perceived by teachers. A qualitative phenomenological interpretative approach was followed utilising focus group discussions and ...
Substance use prevention programmes among adolescents focusing on resilience as a protective factor: a systematic review
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)
Substance use among adolescents is a major problem facing the world today. However, there are challenges on prevention of substance use among this population. The purpose of this systematic review was to explore and describe ...
Disaster resilience and complex adaptive systems theory: finding common grounds for risk reduction
(Emerald, 2016)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of resilience into the contemporary discourse of disaster risk. As a counter position to the current status quo in defining and addressing resilience, this ...
Conceptual Model: psychosocial implications of caring for people living with HIV among nurses
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
Nursing is an occupation that is subjected to a high degree of stress. Stress had been seen as a predictor of the nature of care provided by nurses caring for people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (PLWH). ...