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The role of underpreparedness in the difficulties experienced by second-language students with academic essay writing.
(2000)Using first-year, Psychology I examination essays, the role of underpreparedness in the difficulties experienced by English second-language students in academic essay writing was investigated. Essays were selected from ... -
The role socio-economic status plays in structuring in intergroup contact and determining the social psychological outcomes of such contact.
(2016)The introduction of affirmative action policies in post-Apartheid South Africa resulted in rapid socio-economic mobility among previously disadvantage groups and consequently increased racial and ethnic diversity in areas ... -
Same-sex couples and adoption : a study of two families.
(2007)Increasingly, same-sex couples are choosing to become parents. According to Patterson (1992, cited in Mallon, 1997), it is estimated that in the United States of America alone, there are between six and 14 million children ... -
Scared at home : a child-centred perspective on adolescent child fears and anxiety in the family context.
(2013)Children experience a multitude fears during their childhood. Fear is a normal part of children‟s development and is essential for their survival (Gullone, 2000; Nicastro & Whetsell, 1999). However, globally and in South ... -
Scared at school? : a child-centred perspective on fears and anxieties experienced by adolescents in South African schools.
(2013)South African children have been exposed to chronic adversity which has resulted in psychological distress and high levels of fear. Violence against children is ubiquitous and injury is common. Children have been found ... -
Schizophrenia and hemispheric brain functioning : a neuropsychological case study of a monozygotic twin case.
(2006)Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental illness which is complex and multifactorial in nature. Currently a full understanding of the exact aetiological and treatment pathways is yet to be understood, with effective treatment ... -
Schizophrenia in KwaZulu-Natal : a study of certified patients, accessibility to mental health services and risk.
(2002)Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental illness. The prevalence of schizophrenia is of concern and highlights the chronicity of the illness (Kaplan & Sadock, 1998; Warner & de Girolamo, 1995). It is therefore important that ... -
Schizophrenic rehospitalisation and expressed emotion in Zulu South Africans : a pilot study.
(2000)The impact of the emotional climate in the home of the schizophrenic on relapse has been researched extensively through the construct of Expressed Emotion (EE). Most often patients from high EE homes have a higher relapse ... -
School governing bodies in addressing issues of democracy and social justice : a case study of two rural primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)This study investigated the role played by School Governing Bodies (SGBs) in addressing issues of democracy and social justice in schools. A case study was conducted in two rural primary schools from Ugu district in ... -
The schooling system and the reproduction of selves in the post-apartheid era in South Africa : a dialogic approach.
(2015)The mandate of the apartheid regime was to oppress the indigenous people of South Africa so that they would perpetually be subservient to white people. The education system was engineered to keep the binary of white ... -
Seasonal, monthly and weekly variation of suicide in Pietermaritzburg and the relationship between suicide and meteorological factors.
(2000)This study investigated the seasonal, monthly and weekly variation of fatal suicidal behaviour in Pietermaritzburg, as well as the relationship between fatal suicidal behaviour and climate. Secondary analysis was performed ... -
Secondary traumatic stress among telephone counsellors in South Africa.
(2014)This study explored Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) in a sample of telephone counselors in South African. The ultimate aim for the study was to provide baseline information for further research regarding the reduction of ... -
Self and culture : a dialogical perspective.
(2001)There is a growing library of literature on the relationship between self and culture. Most studies (Cousins, 1989; Markus & Kitayama, 1991; Sampson, 1989) in this area are quantitative and approach culture as a concept ... -
The self-concept of street children compared to that of placement children.
(1996)There has been a lot of research highlighting the plight of street children throughout the world in the past few years. A review of the literature on street children reveals that the problem is worse in developing ... -
Self-constructions of street kids situated in Lusaka (Zambia)
(2007)On one hand, Zambian street kids have been portrayed as needy victims of socio-economic · forces; on the other hand, they have been portrayed as a social menace that needs to be gotten rid of. In this study, I set out to ... -
Self-efficacy and locus of control as predictions of job search behaviour among unemployed individuals actively searching for employment in South Africa.
(2017)The observed increase unemployment especially after the 2008 global recession saw an increased interest in, particularly, the antecedents of job search behaviour. Job search literature indicates that psychological factors ... -
Sexual attitudes and behaviours of students at the university of KwaZulu-Natal Westville campus.
(2004)This study assessed the sexual attitudes and behaviours of the students at the University ofKwaZulu-Natal, Westville campus. The relationships between high risk sexual behaviour and sexual attitudes were explored. The ... -
Sexual practices and the cultural meanings of rural people in Zimbabwe in the era of the Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic : a social constructionist perspective.
(2011)Notwithstanding a myriad of interventions put in place over three decades to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the incidence and prevalence are still unacceptably high in southern Africa. There is a need to broaden the HIV/AIDS ... -
Sexually transmitted infection as a risk factor for HIV : describing treatment seeking behaviours and sexual risk practices of clinic attendees at the Cyril Zulu Communicable Diseases Centre : a potential application of the information-motivation-behaviour skills model for HIV prevention interventions.
(2004)Co-infection with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) is both an indicator of behavioural risk, as well as an indicator of increased risk for infection with HIV. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study. The overall ...