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The relationship between career indecision and family dynamics among African matriculants : application of the circumplex model.
(1997)This study investigated the relationship between career indecision and family dynamics among matriculants. The sample was drawn from two high schools in, an African township. The Olson Circumplex model of Marital and ... -
The relationship between job satisfaction and locus of control amongst call centre representatives in a call centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
(2008)Call centres are typically characteristic of a highly repetitive, monotonous, and low skilled nature of work, which has resulted in low levels of job satisfaction, dissatisfaction or no satisfaction for call centre ... -
The relationship between negative addiction to running and running commitment amongst Black, Zulu-speaking runners : an exploratory study.
(2000)A survey research design was employed to explore the relationship between negative addiction to running and running commitment, through the construct of running enjoyment, amongst black, Zulu-speaking runners. Translated ... -
The relationship between organisational culture, values and need systems.
(1998)The purpose of this study was to determine the Personal Values, Perceptions of Culture and Achievement Motivation levels of employees in an organisation. Employees were classified according to differences in job grade, ... -
The relationship between parental or caregiver monitoring and risky behaviours that are associated with the prevalence of schistosomiasis amongst adolescent girls living in endemic KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)The high prevalence of schistosomiasis found in adolescents living in KwaZulu-Natal, where the co-infection of multiple diseases is rife, is concerning. Adolescence is a pivotal stage of development that is characterised ... -
The relationship between perceived parental monitoring and involvement in health related risk-taking behaviours in adolescents in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2003)This study sought to investigate the relationship between perceived parental monitoring and adolescents' engagement in risky behaviour, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. A total of 705 adolescents from both township and ... -
The relationship between psychosocial factors and poor neurocognitive and socio-emotional development in children perinatally infected with HIV in South Africa.
(2015)Background: Survival among perinatally HIV infected children has increased over the last few years in South Africa, mainly due to the availability and accessibility of combination antiretroviral therapy (cARTs). These ... -
The relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment of supervisors in the Durban-Pietermaritzburg metropolitan areas.
(1993)A sample of 304 supervisors was randomly drawn from the Durban-Pietermaritzburg metropolitan areas to investigate the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment. Organisational commitment and ... -
The relationship between rape survivors' levels of distress, health profile, ways of coping and measures of the immune system.
(2001)This research aims to investigatethe relationship between rape survivors levels of distress, coping style, health profile and immune system. Psychoneuroimmunology, an interdisciplinary field of study, is employed as a ... -
The relationship between readiness to change, decisional balance and self-efficacy among substance abuse patients.
(2005)Substance abuse and its related risk behaviours feature among the greatest threats to public health. Despite the advances made in interventions for addictive behaviours in the last two decades, there continues to be a ... -
The relationship between resilience and coping in a sample of unemployed women in the eThekwini region.
(2011)This study investigated the relationship between resilience and coping in a sample of 120 unemployed women living in the Ethekwini region. Participants completed two instruments: the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) ... -
The relationship between risky sexual behaviour practices and attachment styles in a university sample.
(2008)A growing body of research has explored the relationship between attachment styles and sexual behaviour, although these two systems, along with care-giving, are theorized to constitute romantic love (Fraley & Shaver, 2000; ... -
The relationship between the expressed meaning of work and job satisfaction in a group of school educators.
(2005)The study investigated the relationship between the expressed meaning and value of work and satisfaction of a group of school educators. The main objective of the current study was to explicate what teachers' express as ... -
The relationship between transformational leadership behaviours and team commitment in manufacturing plants.
(2014)The aim of this cross sectional study was to test the relationship between perceived transformational leadership behaviours of supervisors and levels of team commitment of employees in a clothing manufacturing plant in the ... -
The relationship between work-family conflict, psychological distress and physical symptoms of illness among office workers within the South African Police Service.
(2019)The aim of this study is to investigate the experience of work-family conflict and well-being among office workers within the South African Police Services (SAPS). The balance between individuals’ work and family domains ... -
Relative neocortex size and its correlates in dolphins : comparisons with humans and implications for mental evolution.
(1998)The superior neocortex ratios in primates and their distinctive relationship with sociality among terrestrial mammals are well documented. However, there has been an absence of research into relative neocortex size, its ... -
The relevance of mothers' speech in communication with the pre-verbal child.
(1977)In this research project, the speech which four mothers used to address their language-learning infants was examined. Part 1. A Descriptive analysis of mother's speech to infants led to the conclusion that this speech is ... -
The reliability and validity of a social identity inventory in the South African tertiary education context.
(2011)Social Identity Theory’s (SIT) explanations of psychological and group phenomena have been endorsed repeatedly through numerous laboratory experiments (to cite a few Tajfel, 1978; Tajfel, 1982; Turner, & Oakes, 1997; ... -
The reliability and validity of questionnaire delivery mode in social science research : a comparative study investigating disclosure rates of sensitive behaviours amongst university students, comparing three different questionnaire methods.
(2014)Social Science research often investigates sensitive behaviours and the potential impact they may have on broader societal functioning. Sensitive behaviours are those that are concerned with private, stressful or sacred ... -
Religious and spiritual issues in clinical and counselling psychology masters training programmes in South African universities : an exploratory study.
(2007)Religion and spirituality are universal concepts which provide significant platforms of meaning for many people (Pargament, 1999). However, traditional psychology training programs have typically omitted these issues ...