Browsing Humanities by Subject "Positive psychology"
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A computer based selfhelp programme facilitating anger management using positive activity interventions
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Adolescence is a period marked by multiple developmental transitions, both at a biological and interpersonal level, which may contribute to difficulties with regulating emotions such as anger, also in South Africa. ... -
Coping and psychological well-being of university rugby players
(North-West University, 2008)University rugby players often pursue academic and semi-professional sporting careers simultaneously which is demanding, stressful and highly competitive. This situation gives rise to individual needs and how they cope ... -
Coping behaviour, posttraumatic growth and psychological well–being in women who experienced childhood sexual abuse
(North-West University, 2012)The high prevalence of sexual abuse suffered by women as children is well documented, both internationally and in South Africa. The life outcomes of women who had experienced childhood sexual abuse are generally reported ... -
Cross-cultural measurement of eudaimonic well-being
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The overall aim of the present study was to further the understanding and measurement of eudaimonic well-being (EWB) or “functioning well” across different demographic and cultural groups by implementing modern psychometric ... -
Dynamics of context and psychological well-being : the role of subjective health perceptions, personality factors and spirituality
(North-West University, 2006)There is a lacuna in the field of positive psychology as far as the conceptualisation of influences of environmental contexts on psychological well-being is concerned, and there is also a lack of credible empirical ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exploring the validity of the VIA-Inventory of Strengths in an African context
(North-West University, 2005)The aim of this study was to explore the validity of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) in an African context. This 240-item self-report questionnaire that measures 24 character strengths (Peterson & ...