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A contextual assessment of a workplace HIV/AIDS peer education programme.
(2009)Set in the mining sector, the aim of this study was to explore the experiences, insights and reflections of a particular group of peer educator's with regard to their organisation’s peer education programme. Using the ... -
Contraceptive myths: a qualitative study investigating contraceptive myths amongst black female students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)This qualitative study investigated the contraceptive myths held by black female students of the University of KwaZulu-Natal aged 18–27 years. Data for this study was collected through a focus group discussion and individual ... -
Contradictions, tensions and dilemmas mitigating the adoption of risk reducing sexual behaviour in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa.
(2015)Despite considerable effort to prevent HIV and increase awareness about the HIV and AIDS epidemic, many South Africans continue to engage in risky sexual behaviours, putting themselves at a greater risk of HIV infection. ... -
The Contribution of siblings to the development of urban black children.
(1986)Sibling research in the past twenty years has moved away from a focus on particular variables such as sex differences, birth order, and rivalry, to a more searching investigation of the influences of sibling interaction. ... -
Coping mechanisms used by mothers when caring for their adolescent child with cerebral palsy.
(2009)This study explores the coping mechanisms of mothers caring for adolescent children with cerebral palsy. This study attempted to address a gap in the literature pertaining to understanding negative and positive ways of ... -
Coping skills and suicide ideation in South African Police Service members in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Copying styles and defense mechanisms in adults vicariuosly exposed to violent crime : an explorative study.
(2009)The primary objective of this research was to initiate exploratory research into the coping styles and defense mechanisms of adults vicariously exposed to violent crime. This research focused on determining the presence, ... -
Counsellors perceptions of applying cognitive behavioural counselling approaches to intervention for HIV sexual risk reduction.
(2007)There are two dominant approaches to counselling for sexual risk reduction In South Africa. The TASO model which is based on client centred principles, informs much of vCT counsellors' training. More recently, the (ARRM) ... -
Counting the steps to recovery: personal reflection of addicts on what they consider to be the most helpful elements of the twelve-step programme.
(2019)The Twelve -step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous is an action-based, experiential form of treatment for alcoholism and addiction that is not easy to grasp from a theoretical perspective alone. ... -
Critical incident stress debriefing in the South African Police Services : trauma debriefers' perceptions.
(2008)The experience of trauma has been the focus of much attention in the media and in academic literature. Many of these studies have explored the experiences of rescue and emergency personnel, including the interventions ... -
Critical reflection in service learning: the construction of the 'good citizen'
(2017)Service-learning, and its iterations, has gained popularity across many countries in the last few decades. It offers students the opportunity to have real world, often transformative, learning experiences as part of their ... -
A cross-cultural investigation of the interpersonal relations and social milieu of Indian and white gifted children.
(1985)Abstract not available. -
A cross-cultural study of parents' estimates of their own and their children's intelligence in a sample of Black and Indian South Africans.
(2005)This study investigated Black and Indian South African's estimates of their own intelligence and that of their first two children. Parents gave estimates for seven types of intelligence (Gardner's theory of multiple ... -
Cross-cultural variation in disordered eating attitudes and behaviours : a study of female university students in KwaZulu-Natal.
(1996)There is a paucity of South African data concerning the cross-cultural incidence of attitudes and behaviours associated with eating disorders. Research in this area has recognised that acculturation to a Western value ... -
The cultural and linguistic appropriateness of the individual scale for Zulu-speaking pupils : a Bakhtinian analysis.
(2016)The context of psychological practices in South Africa is changing, particularly the assessment practices. A change in ways of understanding intellectual functioning has transpired within culturally and linguistically ... -
Cultural conceptions of research and informed consent.
(1999)AIDS has had a negative impact on developing countries. Because most developing countries cannot afford the new antiretroviral drug therapies, it has been suggested that preventive vaccines might reduce the spread of the ... -
Cultural issues in the understanding of ethics in the nursing profession : implications for practice.
(2000)The study explored moral and ethical dilemmas experienced by Black nurses in a local community clinic. In particular, it examined the influences of the concept of self or personhood in nurses' ethical and moral decision-making. ... -
Cultural values and happiness of leaders in mining company : implications for diversity and inclusion.
(2016)Modern organisations are increasingly becoming culturally diverse. This may present difficulties for employers as they struggle to effectively manage these differences and ensure a workplace with happy employees. Issues ... -
Culture and the self in moral and ethical decision-making : a dialogical approach.
(2003)This study investigated isiZulu-speakers' conceptions of morality. The relationship between concepts of the self and morality was also explored, as were influences of gender, family and community on moral reasoning. Fifty-two ... -
A current profile of schemas in OCD and trichotillomania.
(2003)Trichotillomania (TTM) is currently classified as an impulse disorder in the DSM-IV, but there is a growing consensus amongst researchers that trichotillomania should be placed on the putative QCD-related disorders spectrum. ...