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South African children's understandings and perceptions of 'rich' and 'poor' : a sociocultural perspective.
(2012)Given the focus on cognitive-developmental trends in how children understand rich and poor, many researchers have developed a concern that research has ignored the influences of children's contexts. For this reason this ... -
South African National Health Act (No. 61 of 2003) vs. Emmanuel framework for ethical research (2004): implications for children research.
(2017)The South African government promulgated the National Health Act (NHA) (Act No. 61 of 2003) in 2004, where Section 71 (promulgated in March 2012) regulates research involving human participants, including minors. This study ... -
South African stakeholders' perceptions of informed consent in HIV vaccine trials.
(2008)In the history of public health vaccines have proven to be among the most effective disease prevention tools. It is clear that in the fight against HIV that new and powerful preventive technology such as a vaccine is badly ... -
Spatial density : the pervasive nature of racial segregation in the new democratic South Africa : 'a descriptive study of how a sample of students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg) use social space'.
(2004)The present study investigated the nature of desegregation as observed by the use of space by the diverse racial groups at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg). The researcher observed and recorded participants ... -
Spillover of stress in a sample of married policemen.
(1996)The present study examined the relationships between the emotional effects of chronic stress at work (burnout) and the quality of family interactions. A systemic approach was adopted, leading to the use of the concept ... -
Spirituality in psychotherapy : the psychologist's experience.
(2014)Aim: This study aimed to explore how psychologists experience and respond to clients introducing spirituality in therapy. It also aimed to explore when and how the psychologist recognises their own limits of competence ... -
Stage-of-change of smoking acquisition in South African high-school adolescents : a cross-sectional study of decisional balance, temptation and perceived social norms.
(2004)This study aimed to use the Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change (Prochaska and DiClemente, 1983) to investigate the process of smoking initiation in a cross-section of high school adolescents in urban KwaZulu-Natal. ... -
The standardisation of a battery of intelligence tests suitable for Indian primary school children in Durban.
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Stereotype activation and university access programmes : preparing students with one hand and holding them back with the other?
(2008)A generally untested assumption within the stereotype threat literature is that it is only those individuals who are highly identified with a domain who will be susceptible to stereotype threat. Further, many of the studies ... -
"Sticks and stones" : social dominance, bullying and early adolescent boys.
(2009)The study is concerned with the ways early adolescent males understand and experience bullying within a hetero-normative school context. The research focuses on the ways in which bullying occurs, and how it relates to ... -
Stress levels among government secondary school teachers in a semirural area of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)There is little or no information regarding stress levels among teachers in semi-rural government secondary schools in South Africa. Furthermore, findings regarding the relationship between gender, age and teaching experience ... -
Stress, coping and spiritual wellbeing of a sample of nurses.
(2007)This study investigates levels and sources of stress, coping, and spiritual wellbeing of a sample of nurses. It also examines the relationship between these \ ariables. The sample is drawn from three public hospitals. The ... -
Stress, post-traumatic stress disorder and coping mechanisms amongst correctional officers : and exploratory study.
(2001)Correctional services are viewed as a high-risk profession, given the exposure to violence and other stressors that characterises the work. These factors contribute to occupational stress and the possible development of ... -
Stress-induced hypomania in healthy participants : the allostatic “manic-defence hypothesis”.
(2017)This thesis analyses the structure, conditions, promises, and results of Large Group Awareness Trainings (LGATs)³, demonstrating that established environmental triggers for hypomania/mania are core features of the LGAT ... -
Stress-induced hypomania in healthy participants : the allostatic “manic-defence hypothesis”.
(2017)This thesis analyses the structure, conditions, promises, and results of Large Group Awareness Trainings (LGATs)3, demonstrating that established environmental triggers for hypomania/mania are core features of the LGAT ... -
Stressors, burnout and sense of coherence in eThekwini paramedics : an exploratory study.
(2007)The objective of this study was to assess the relationships between Sense of Coherence and Burnout (i.e. Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalisation and Personal Accomplishment) and to investigate job-related stressors and ... -
The structure of knowledge production : mapping patterns of co-authorship collaboration between African and international countries.
(2014)This research sought to explore the patterns of co-authorship collaboration between African and international authors who have published together in journals relating to the field of social psychology. Bibliographic data ... -
Student support services: an exploration of the use of psychological services by students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus.
(2019)Many students experience their first psychiatric episode while at a tertiary institution. Thus, it is not surprising that most higher education institutions have psychological services on their premises. Psychological ... -
Students excelling academically: exploring academic staff members’ and students’ perspectives on exceptional academic achievement at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)Student learning and academic achievement are understood to be interactively linked to teachers, teaching and university systems. Therefore, this study on exceptional academic achievement among undergraduate students at ... -
Students views on the inclusion of multicultural perspectives into the psychology curriculum at two South African universities : an Afrocentric analysis.
(2012)This research investigated students‘ views on the inclusion of multicultural perspectives into the psychology curriculum at two South African universities.54 students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and a ...