Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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Eat your heart out : a narrative approach to understanding anorexia nervosa in nine adult women.
This study attempted to explore anorexia nervosa (AN) narratively using the writing and reading of self-reflexive stories of 9 adult women participants independently diagnosed with AN. The literature was organised using ... -
The effects of coping, social support, attribution and cognitive illness representation on outcome measures of pain, disability and psychological well-being in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
(2002)This study investigates the psychosocial aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA),a chronic debilitating disease. It explores the quality of life in a low socio-economic group of clinic-based adult RA patients. The aims of the ... -
The effects of schistosomiasis on the behaviour of children.
(1981)An ethological study was undertaken in two primary schools in Natal to assess the effect of schistosome infections on the ordinary behaviour of schoolchildren in endemic areas. The following topics are discussed :- 1. The ... -
An emerging black identity in contemporary South Africa.
(2008)This study aims to understand emerging black identities in contemporary South Africa. The focus is on the impact the radical transformation of the political and social system in South Africa is having on black identity. ... -
Empirical investigation of ethical issues raised by two research ethics committees reviewing biomedical research in South Africa.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file. -
An empirical study of standards of prevention in South African HIV vaccine trials: Norms, perspectives and practices.
(2017-06-08)and sponsors are required to help HIV vaccine trial participants remain HIVuninfected by ensuring access to HIV risk-reduction interventions, termed the standard of prevention. Ethics guidelines for biomedical HIV ... -
Ethical issues in South African psychology : public complaints, psychologists' dilemmas and training in professional ethics.
(2002)This study examined three perspectives on ethical dimensions of South African professional psychology. These perspectives were derived from three data sets. The first data set comprised a series of public ... -
An exploration of resilience to poverty among the UKZN students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
(2019)This study explored the experiences of students who grew up facing poverty but through resilience achieved academic success. The purpose of this study was to obtain an in-depth understanding of students’ perceptions of ... -
Exploring challenges to safe sex for men in long-term relationships living in KwaZulu-Natal who have sex with both men and women.
(2020)Numerous research studies continue to show that HIV/AIDS is still a burden in South Africa. Although in recent years there have been breakthroughs in biomedical research, leading to the development and improvement of HIV ... -
Exploring employees' social constructions of affirmative action in a South African organisation : a discursive perspective.
(2013)The contoured logic of apartheid in South Africa constructed racial, economic, social and political segregation, the consequences of which are still experienced today. In an attempt to alter the demographic weighting of ... -
Factors associated with the severity of long-term reactions to a childhood sexual experience.
(1994)Abstract available in the pdf file. -
From West Street to Dr Pixley KaSeme Street: How contemporary racialised subjectivities are (re)produced in the city of Durban.
(2009)From West Street to Dr Pixley kaSeme Street:1 How contemporary racialised subjectivities are (re)p roduced in the city of Durban This thesis is part of the larger mission to understand and challenge the ongoing reproduction ... -
The governmentality of teenage pregnancy : scientific literature and professional practice in South Africa.
(1999)Teenage pregnancy is seen, on the whole, by researchers and service providers as a social problem. Various theoretical approaches have been utilised in the attempt to explain teenage pregnancy, and to find 'solutions' ... -
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 ... -
Health and well-being of homeless youth in Ghana.
(2015)Background: Homeless youth have been described as being resilient, and vulnerable to poor mental and behavioural health. However, literature on factors promoting resilience of these homeless youth in an African context, ... -
Health-related quality of life among women living with breast cancer in Ghana.
(2018)Background: Health-related quality of life has become an important determinant of the effectiveness of medical treatments among persons living with chronic illnesses including breast cancer. Living with breast cancer is ... -
Home-based care volunteer identity and participation in HIV/AIDS care and support in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2013)This thesis explores home-based care volunteer (HBCV) identity and how it is shaped by context in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The literature on home-based care in Africa is dominated by the "burden of care narrative" ... -
Homosexuality among black South Africans : a psychosocial ontological perspective.
(1996)This study attempts to provide pertinent insights into the experiencing of black South Africans who are gay or lesbian. The aims of the investigation were to provide more holistic information on the gay and lesbian worldview ... -
Identity construction of Roman Catholic religious sisters in the church in Nigeria.
(2012)This study was designed against the background of the vital need for a comprehensive research on religious sisters in Africa and Nigeria in particular to address the problems and challenges of identity construction by them ... -
Implications of the multi-male troop structure in vervet monkeys (cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus)
(1991)The aim of this study is to assess the advantages and disadvantages to all the troop members, of vervet males remaining in heterosexual groups outside the mating season. Extensive data on time budgeting and social interactions ...