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The link between racial prejudice and racial policy attitudes : a meta-analytic study.
(2006)This meta-analytic study analyses the relationship between racial prejudice and racial policy attitudes. Specifically, it examines the effects of race attitudes (i.e., symbolic racism, oldfashioned racism, racial affect ... -
The lived experience of forgiveness/unforgiveness in victims of violent crime : an empirical phenomenological study.
(2010)The aim of this study was to investigate the lived experience of forgiveness or unforgiveness in individuals who had been victims of violent crime. 6 participants who had experienced violent crime underwent an in-depth ... -
The local knowledge of transactional sex in a sample of tertiary education students in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Background: Transactional sex has been cited in considerable public health literature in terms of its critical role in HIV and STI transmission (Stoebenau et al., 2011). Much of this literature has focused on women’s ... -
Locus of control and schizophrenic adjustment : a dimensional analysis.
(1980)The literature indicates that: (i) locus of control is a multi-factorial construct; and (ii) psychological maladjustment is associated with a generalised perception that reinforcements are not personally controlled. ... -
Luria's neuropschological investigation for children : an adaptation from his work : manual.
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Maintaining inequality through 'being silent about' : a dyadic daily diary study establishing the presence of absence in domestic labour relationships.
(2015)Domestic labour relationships are structured by entanglement issues of gender, class, race and informal labour, producing profound inequality. This daily diary study accessed five domestic labour pairs, comprised of white ... -
Making practice visible : analysing the interactional tasks of voluntary counselling and testing.
(2008)Voluntary counselling and testing, the cornerstone of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts worldwide, is at the centre of a policy debate rega rding its effectiveness. Informed by social constructionism and drawing on various tools ... -
"Man, your penis is ashamed of you" : discursive constructions of young South African men's ideal masculine body-images.
(2013)Socio-cultural constructions of the way in which individuals perceive their own bodies are a fundamental aspect of personal identity, and how people view and pursue their relations with others, and how they determine ... -
The management of the risk of HIV and AIDS in marriage and cohabiting relationships: reflections from a study in a rural Eastern Cape setting.
(2018)This study explored the risk of HIV infection to married and cohabiting partners in a rural setting in the Eastern Cape. This study focussed on the personal, relationship, and cultural demands and expectations in marriage ... -
Management support, role conflict and role ambiguity among professional nurses at National Health Insurance pilot site in North West.
(2018)Background South Africa’s victory over apartheid meant that the newly elected government needed to address the challenges of a weakened health care system that was characterised disempowerment, discrimination and ... -
Mapping barriers to learning amongst Grade 6 and 9 learners in an HIV and AIDS context.
(2006)In recent debate within education, the notion of barriers to learning has been reconceptualised to focus on systemic issues rather than deficits in individual learners. These barriers are factors which contribute to learning ... -
Mapping rural youth's experiences of school exclusion.
(2007)The South African context gives rise to a number of significant adversities that challenge the stability of the individual child and the survival of their families. The repercussions of these adversities are profound. Once ... -
Marange diamond mining industry : socio-political environment and its role on psychological well-being and organisational citizenship of diamond miners in Marange, Zimbabwe.
(2017)This thesis aimed at finding comprehensive ways through which managers can foster psychological well-being and improve employees’ functionality in a turbulent business environment. The political dynamics and troubling ... -
Masculinity : an analysis of individual positioning and coping related to hegemony.
(2003)Current research in masculinity studies has emphasised the social construction of a masculine identity rooted in historical and cultural contexts. This view excludes the psychological processes involved in the construction ... -
Maternal hell : the other side of a mother's love : an exploratory study of maternal ambivalence.
(2006)Parker (1996 ) suggests that all mothers experience maternal ambivalence , that is the feelings of love and hate directed simultaneously at one's own child . Furthermore Parker (1996 ) contends that this is a normal, healthy ... -
'Mean girls', bystanders and their victims : an investigation into relational aggression amongst girls, from a developmental perspective.
(2010)Relational, or indirect, bullying amongst girls has more recently received greater attention from researchers across the globe, in recognition of its potentially devastating psychological effects. Particularly in South ... -
The meaning of working in the context of the financial crisis : the case of paid workers within non-profit AIDS care organisations in the Durban Metropolis.
(2012)Background. Meaning of working studies suggest that working, beyond providing an opportunity to make money, contributes to an employee’s identity, fulfilment, self-esteem and other important psychological needs. The Meaning ... -
Medical doctors' perceptions of psychologists as health professional partners in the Pietermaritzburg region.
(2009)This study seeks to investigate perceptions of medical doctors towards psychologists. The study focuses on exploring whether race and gender have any influence on medical doctors’ perceptions of psychology. In exploring ... -
Men's experiences of fathering sons : encountering difference and disappointment.
Previous research indicates that fathering can contribute to the psychological well-being of both men and their children, but that these benefits depend on the quality of relationship between father and child. Focusing on ... -
Mental capacity and executive strategies among Zulu-speaking children.
(1987)The poor school performance among black children in South Africa is best understood by focussing on the generative mechanisms which underlie performance. This research was undertaken within Pascual-Leone's neo-Piagetian ...