Browsing Clinical Psychology by Issue Date
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An exploratory investigation of the self esteem of preadolescent children in residential care.
(1980)Abstract available in PDF. -
Type A behaviour pattern and coronary heart disease in the South African Indian population.
(1991)Abstract available in PDF. -
An investigation of community mental health strategies : a case study of the Bambayi care-givers group.
(1992)Abstract available in PDF. -
Investigation into codependency in spouses of alcoholics: an exploratory study.
(1994)Abstract available in PDF. -
Children in residential care: an evaluation of current practice and recommendations for differential placements.
(1994)Abstract available in PDF. -
Changes in perceptions of others in black and white South African adolescents: the effects of participation in a youth development programme.
(1994)Abstract available in PDF. -
The psychological effects of violence on children: an exploratory study of a sample of black primary school children from the Natal Midlands.
(1994)Abstract available in PDF. -
The efficacy of client-generated and therapist-generated metaphors in psychotherapy.
(1995)The purpose of the reported research was to determine the efficacy of client-generated and therapist-generated metaphors in psychotherapy. The aim of the study was to ascertain whether client-generated metaphors are ... -
An investigation of child sexual abuse in terms of content and effectiveness of 2 modalities of group therapy treatment.
(1995)Within the field of child sexual abuse much of the research concerning initial effects has been obtained from clinical anecdotes and case material. Empirical validation is therefore needed to substantiate research in this ... -
PINS 1983 - 1998 and the construction of an alternative discourse : text and psychology in South(ern) Africa from apartheid to liberation.
(1999)This study analyses the journal Psychology in Society for the period 1983 to 1998. It does so with a view to determining whether collectively the contributors fulfilled the editors' call for the construction of discourses ... -
Emerging masculinities: a qualitative analysis of the construction and practice of adolescent masculinities.
(2005)This study aimed to investigate how a sample of South African adolescent boys construct and negotiate their masculine identities from the different versions of being male available to them within their particular social ... -
Barriers and facilitating factors to HIV testing: a survey of tertiary students.
(2005)Research estimates show that almost one in four of South Africa's university undergraduate student population is HIV positive. This study examined the factors that promote and inhibit the uptake of HIV testing among ... -
Barriers and facilitating factors to HIV testing: a survey of tertiary students.
(2005)Research estimates show that almost one in four of South Africa's university undergraduate student population is HIV positive. This study examined the factors that promote and inhibit the uptake of HIV testing among ... -
A study of ethical decision-making in HIV-related psychotherapy.
(2007)There are complex ethical and legal issues that arise when an HIV-positive client presents as a danger to others as a result of engaging in unprotected sex. The purpose of this study was to examine how and why psychologists ... -
The utility of the RRPQ in assessing the costs and benefits of participating in trauma research within the South African context.
(2011)Across all disciplines, research needs to follow certain ethical guidelines in order to protect participants from harm. These principles include autonomy, beneficence and non-maleficence. Previously within trauma research, ... -
Identity, PTSD, and psychotherapy with policemen during the transition from apartheid to post-apartheid South Africa.
(2013)Abstract available in PDF file. -
The religious characteristics that influence risk behaviour in Christian youth.
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate if the belief and practice of Christianity is associated with alcohol use/abuse behaviour as well as risky sexual behaviour among Christian youth. The religious characteristics ... -
Sexual socialisation and gender identities : the impact on risky sexual behaviour in Ematyholweni.
(2014)In South Africa, there is a high rate of HIV/AIDS infection and 12.2 percent of the population is HIV positive (UNAIDS, 2012). This can be traced in the dynamics that exist between gender and identity. To understand these ...