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The psychological benefits of watching popular films : a qualitative analysis
(North-West University, 2004)
The aim of this research was to explore the subjective psychological benefits of watching popular films. A secondary aim was to explore whether age, gender, frequency of watching popular films and different film genres ...
Trauma in the South African Police Service: a psycho-social therapeutic program
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
The overarching objective of this study was to develop and empirically evaluate a Psycho-social Therapeutic Program (PTP), empowering police officials to deal with the possible exposure to traumatic events. This thesis ...
Selfdeterminering en prestasieverskille by 'n groep universiteitsrugbyspelers
(North-West University, 2010)
Over the past 25 years, the role of motivation in sport has increasingly received attention in scientific research. A model that is central to this research, is Ryan and Deci’s (2000b) Self–determination Theory (SDT), which ...
The social niche of farm dwellers : a social work strengths approach
(North-West University, 2004)
Farm dwellers in the North West Province have been identified as an extremely
vulnerable group. in terms of physical, physiological and mental health. Therefore the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus (Focus Area ...
Complicated grief in the South African context : a therapeutic intervention programme
(North-West University, 2008)
Complicated Grief is a relatively new concept that is globally debated by psychiatrists and psychologists. The time has come for social workers to join this debate and to develop and implement programmes to address the ...
Psychological well-being, health and the quality of life of farm workers in South Africa
(North-West University, 2008)
While it is a presumably accepted fact that rural and farming communities represent an important sector in the life of every nation due to their contribution to food security and nutrition, there is limited available ...
The self-regulation of health-related goals in young adults : a qualitative exploration
(North-West University, 2006)
In this study it is argued that quality of health is predominantly influenced by health behaviour and health-risk behaviour. Self-regulation as an important factor in health and health-risk behaviour was operationalised ...
Cancer patients' and health care professionals' perceptions and experiences of cancer treatment and care in South Africa
(2014)
Cancer is a potentially life-threatening disease, which affects millions of people worldwide. It is multifaceted in nature and can lead to impairment in a person's physical, social and emotional functioning (Beatty, Oxlad, ...
Self-regulation and compliance to type I and type II diabetes medication
(2014)
Diabetes mellitus is a complex disease that requires constant patient compliance to diet, life style, glucose level monitoring and medication. Non-compliance to medication can be associated with the development of ...
Self-regulation strategies of white young adult male students who grew up with emotionally absent fathers
(2014)
Young men who grew up with emotionally absent fathers seem to find it difficult to attain equilibrium through dedication to both personal and relational concerns, probably because they tend to have low self-esteem, struggle ...