Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Well-being"
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Exploring a group of South African psychologists’ well-being: competencies and contests
(Sage, 2018)The aim of this study was to establish the levels of well-being of South African psychologists by implementing a mixed method research design. Positive psychology was used as framework as psychosocial well-being is a core ... -
Older age South African persons’ experiences of their needs with cell phone use
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This study explored the needs met by cell phone use by older persons. Informants were 52 older South Africans (age range 65 to 89 years, male = 8, female = 44). The older persons completed a visual representation and ... -
Psychosocial well-being of people living with HIV and the community before and after a HIV stigma-reduction community "hub" network intervention
(NISC, 2016)The purpose of the research was to determine whether an HIV stigma-reduction community “hub” network intervention in a South African urban area would bring about a difference in the psychosocial well-being of people living ... -
Sedentary behaviour, physical activity and life satisfaction, happiness and perceived health status in university students from 24 countries
(MDPI, 2019)The aim of this investigation was to estimate the independent and combined associations of sedentary behaviour (SB) and physical activity (PA) with life satisfaction, happiness and perceived health in university students. ... -
Strategies for work-family balance in a South African context
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Finding and maintaining work–family balance has become an increasingly difficult challenge for South African families due to various factors, including economic, political, social and cultural changes that can impact ... -
The subjective well-being of first-year tertiary students during an induction programme
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This article describes the perceptions of first-year students’ subjective appraisal of ttheir wellbeing before, during and after participation in an induction programme at a higher education institution (HEI). Twenty-two ... -
Tomatis® Method comparative efficacy in promoting self-regulation in tertiary students: a systematic review
(NISC, 2016)This systematic review sought to determine the evidence on how the Tomatis® Method, a sound stimulation intervention for improving listening, compares to other self-regulation interventions with tertiary students . We ... -
Understanding well-being in the Ghanaian context: linkages between lay conceptions of well-being and measures of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being
(Springer, 2019)The aim of this study was to explore the measurement and conceptualisation of well-being within the Ghanaian socio-cultural setting. In addition to testing the structural validity of two commonly used well-being scales, ... -
“We help each other”: relational patterns among older individuals in South African samples
(Springer, 2019)The present study aimed to describe the reasons for the importance of relationships for older individuals living in urban and rural sites in South Africa. Participants were selected from urban (n = 50, males = 14, females = 36; ...
