School of Applied Human Sciences
The School of Applied Human Sciences (SAHS) consists of Criminology and Forensic Studies, Psychology, The Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS), and Social Work.
Sub-communities within this community
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Clinical Psychology [96]
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Psychology [874]
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Social work [185]
Recent Submissions
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University students’ lived experiences of parenting while studying at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022)Education is believed to provide knowledge and skills that hold the potential for economic empowerment, better livelihood, and social development. However, in traditional society, a man is perceived as the head of the ... -
Public participation in the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) radio stations: a case study of Ukhozi FM and SAfm.
(2020)Radio has always and still remail one of the most useful, available, and affordable medium. Radio has remained relevant and continue to build communities through its programming. This is not different from the South African ... -
The media’s image construction of African women with multiple and conflicting social roles and the impact of multiple roles on women’s mental health.
(2020)This study investigates how African women with multiple social roles are portrayed in the media and whether the media reports on how these multiple roles impact their mental health. The study sampled eight articles that ... -
Exploring Vrede Community views on government communications on COVID-19.
(2022)The unprecedented speed and scale of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have literally shut down countries and the global economy. Though a limited outbreak of the disease was noticed around December ... -
Exploring Festac Town, Lagos Residents’: observations on crime and the influx of unskilled migrants from northern Nigeria and other illegal migrants from Sahel Region.
(2022)In recent times, Lagos State, Nigeria, has been faced with a myriad of security challenges which is manifest in the increase of crime in Festac Town, a Lagos State middle-class suburb. These crimes are exacerbated by the ... -
Mobilizing Ubuntu as the unifying language for the descendants of Bantu during xenophobic/afrophobic attacks in South Africa.
(2022)South Africa has witnessed a lot of xenophobic uprisings in recent years, and it comes with violent attacks mainly by the black African hosts on the black African migrants, who are mostly Bantu-speaking descendants, just ... -
The role of indigenous language and appropriate channel as strategies for effective health communication in Vrede.
(2022)The World Health Organization (WHO) constitution declares health as a fundamental right of every human being, and describes it as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease ... -
The financial and psychological cost of raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a qualitative study.
(2019)This is a qualitative research project looking at the financial and psychological challenges and needs of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Raising a child with ASD can be a very challenging and strenuous ... -
An evaluation of the ethical concerns of a South African Research Ethics Committee using the principles and benchmarks proposed by Emanuel, Wendler, Killen and Grady (2004): Evaluating 2017–2018 minutes.
(2022)Historical ethical transgressions in research with human participants led to the development of ethical principles and guidelines to protect research participants. Research Ethics Committees (RECs) then emerged to further ... -
Distance parenting: the views of domestic workers and their partners in the eThekwini Metro.
(2018)The separation of children from their parents is widespread in South Africa, more so in Black families where a majority of parents have historically lived far from their children (Montgomery, Hosegood, Busza & Timæus, ... -
Exploring heterosexual students' attitudes towards students who identify as gay and lesbian at the Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022)LGBTQIA+ students seem to be the most marginalised group in the university environment. Homosexual attacks, discrimination, oppression, verbal harassment, and physical threats reflect negative attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ ... -
A case study on Brothers for Life campaign: demand creation for oral PrEP among AGYW through exploring the perceptions and acceptability of males on the implementation of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Vulindlela, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)HIV prevalence in South Africa remains high among Adolescent girls and young women particularly in male counterparts in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Perpetuation of HIV in rural KZN is due to multiple factors including cultural ... -
The multi-level nature and extent of secondary victimization among adult, female rape victims at the RK Khan Thutuzela Care Center.
(2022)Rape is a traumatic and life-threatening experience, and one that cannot be easily forgotten by the survivor. It leaves the rape survivor full of fear, doubt, and anger. The resulting fear and anger also ripple through to ... -
The psychological effects of violence on children: an exploratory study of a sample of black primary school children from the Natal Midlands.
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Assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) specific knowledge in educators and identifying demographic predictors pertaining to educators’ knowledge of ADHD within the South African context.
(2021)Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most researched and controversial of all the childhood-onset disorders. It is also one of the most common disorders, with a high diagnosis rate in South Africa. ... -
Exploring trainee psychologist's self-care practices at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2021)Self-care is a crucial culture that mental health practitioners need to embrace to promote their overall well-being. The application of self-care among trainee psychologists is foundational in establishing sustainable ... -
Type A behaviour pattern and coronary heart disease in the South African Indian population.
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Church leaders' understandings of how Christian beliefs inform mental illness identification and remediation in effected members: a scoping review.
(2021)Introduction: Christianity is the world’s leading religion with an estimated 2.3 billion followers, with evidence of influence both in the developing world and amongst developed nations throughout the globe. Literature ...
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