Doctoral Degrees (Psychology)
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Addiction and recovery from whoonga : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lifeworld of youth from INK townships "in recovery” = Ukubhenywa noku simama ekubhemeni iwunga : kuhlungwa ngokuhlolisisa nge-phenomenology ehumushayo umhlaba wezimpilo zentsha yasemalokishini ase-INK “esimamayo”.
(2020)English abstract. In dealing with a rampant increase in addiction to whoonga or nyaope, a heroin variant drug that has taken hold amongst Black youth in South African townships, the employment of addiction treatment that ... -
Body image and antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents and young people living with HIV in Durban, South Africa.
(2021)Background: The benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for treating HIV among adolescents and young people living HIV (AYPLHIV) may be undermined by non-adherence to ART. Several reasons for non-adherence to ART have ... -
Personality as a predictor of job stress among teachers' college lecturers in Zimbabwe.
(2021)This quantitative-dominant mixed methods sequential explanatory study sought to investigate how personality predicts job stress in a sample of Zimbabwean teachers’ college lecturers from an agrarian collectivistic culture. ... -
Defining and understanding organisational culture dimensions within the African context : a reconceptualisation of Schein's model.
(2020)This study was undertaken due to the limited research concerning organizational culture within Africa. The purpose of this study was to explore and recognise how African organisations define and understand the different ... -
An analysis of community based health approaches in the delivery of integrated sexual, reproductive health and HIV services for adolescents with disabilities in Siaya County, Kenya.
(2019)There is evidence of widening health disparities among vulnerable groups and inadequacies in the public health care system in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Kenya. In particular, adolescents with disabilities (AWDs) ... -
Donor-NGO accountability mechanisms and the implications for HIV and AIDS: perspective from NGOs on service effectiveness in South Africa.
(2019)The study investigates the nature and extent of HIV and AIDS donor accountability mechanisms to see whether they were diminishing NGOs' capacity to achieve positive outcomes for beneficiaries. In particular, it focuses ... -
An autoethnographic study of my experience with breast cancer.
(2020)My breast cancer experience facilitated the exploration of my intersectional identities within an autoethnographic framework. I contextually reflected on my personal and professional identities within the interactional ... -
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy in the treatment of sugars addiction (a derivative of heroin) : gaining control over cue reactivity and cravings.
(2021)Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) developed by Francine Shapiro is an integrative psychotherapeutic approach that has been described as one of the most well researched forms of psychological ... -
The prevalence and magnitude of cognitive dissonance in post-purchase evaluation.
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Addressing the treatment gap for perinatal depression within an integrated primary health care model: development and feasibility study in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, North West Province.
(2020)Background: Perinatal depression (PND) is a common mental disorder (CMD) with onset either during pregnancy or in the postnatal period, with potentially harmful inter-generational impacts on families, and by extension on ... -
A postmodern, collaborative approach to therapy using a narrative lens with individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
(2020)Bipolar disorder affects nearly 60 million people worldwide. It is a debilitating mood disorder that severely impacts on the functioning of those diagnosed as well as their significant others. Psychotherapies such as ... -
Understanding the factors that contribute to happiness at work within the South African financial, retail and medical corporate sectors.
(2020)This study aims to explore the factors that contribute to happiness in financial, retail and medical institutions within South Africa. The study used a qualitative approach to gather and interpret data which resulted in a ... -
Discourses of Black women professors in two South African universities.
(2020)Under the policy of apartheid, racial categorisation deeply moulded South African society and ensued in widespread inequalities. These inequalities inevitably extended to higher education institutions, with White people ... -
The use of mindfulness breath meditation with University of KwaZulu Natal students as a tool in reducing Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and enhancing positive emotions.
(2017)This study explored the management of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms experienced by ADHD students at University of KwaZulu-Natal and examined the use of Mindfulness Breath Meditation as a ... -
Customer service challenges in a South African casino : a participatory intervention.
(2019)Background: In an era of global competition, customer service (CS) remains a key differentiating factor for organisations to gain a competitive advantage. Due to heighted emotions experienced by customers when winning and ... -
A review of secondary schools as supportive environments for HIV prevention and sexuality education amongst secondary school learners in Durban and surrounding areas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)Background: The study investigated whether the current provision of sexuality education made available through the Life Orientation Curriculum (LO) in South African secondary schools is supported by their school environments. ... -
‘The township’ and ‘the gated community’ : a psychosocial exploration of home and the (a)symmetries of belonging.
(2019)What does it mean to be ‘at home’ in an uneven world? How is belonging performed in bodily, spatial, discursive and affective ways that materialise in physical boundaries of demarcation? This research sought to explore ... -
Towards an Afrocentric paradigm for understanding student success in the college of Humanities at a University in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)Previous studies on the problem of poor students’ throughput in higher education in South Africa had tended to work within the paradigm of understanding in which research and the outcome of research are portrayed as objective ... -
Towards re-visioning the technical and vocational curriculum of a selected Zimbabwean juvenile correctional training centre: a program evaluation.
(2019)This study was designed to evaluate the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum offered at a selected juvenile offender correctional training centre in Zimbabwe by exploring the quality of the ... -
Grade four teachers’ language attitudes and lived teaching experiences in KwaZulu-Natal schools, South Africa.
(2018)The language of learning and teaching (LoLT) in South African primary schools poses a threat to quality teaching and learning, more importantly, access to the curriculum knowledge by African learners, particularly at Grade ...
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