Browsing Magister Psychologiae - MPsych (Psychology) by Title
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Exploring the experiences of patients with breast cancer from diagnosis through management
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The aim of this study is to explore the role of communication between the physician and women with breast cancer, and to examine women’s coping mechanisms from diagnosis through the management of the illness to its resolution. ... -
Exploring the perceptions of women with rheumatoid arthritis of how their illness impacts their relationship with their intimate partner
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored women's perceptions of how their illness (Rheumatoid Arthritis- RA) affects their relationship with their intimate life partner. RA is a chronic, inflammatory, auto-immune illnes, which mainly affects ... -
Exploring the psychosocial and emotional challenges faced by 11–15-year-old Muslim adolescents studying at Hifth schools in Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2020)In compliance with the Constitution, the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 requires that every child attend school from age 7 (or grade 1) to age 15 (or grade 9, whichever occurs first). The Western Cape Education ... -
Exploring the scalar equivalence of the picture vocabulary scale of the Woodcock Munoz language survey across rural and urban isiXhosa-speaking learners
(2012)The fall of apartheid and the rise of democracy have brought assessment issues in multicultural societies to the forefront in South Africa. The rise of multicultural assessment demands the development of tests that are ... -
Exploring the subjective experiences of educator-targeted bullying (ETB) in secondary schools
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The majority of research on bullying focuses on learner-to-learner bullying, and educators are rarely identified or viewed as victims of bullying. This area of research is largely neglected, despite its serious negative ... -
The external validity of South African substance use contextual risk instrument: predictive validity
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The purpose of the present study was to gather further external validity evidence towards the validity argument for an instrument designed to measure individual and contextual factors associated with adolescent substance ... -
Factors affecting STD 6 adjustment to high school
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)More emphasis has traditionally been placed on school readiness and adjustment at primary school leve1 than at high school leveI. Many adolescents do, however, experience problems adjusting to the new high school environment ... -
Factors associated with retention and completion in substance abuse treatment among historically disadvantaged communities in Cape Town
(2009)Cape Town is suffering from high rates of alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems. Despite the need for effective treatment, there are insufficient AOD treatment facilities available, with barriers to AOD treatment being ... -
Factors associated with substance use among university students in South Africa: Implications for prevention
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Substance use and abuse has been a persistent challenge facing many communities around the world. In more recent times there has been particular focus on the gradual, yet alarming increase in the use and/or abuse of ... -
Factors promoting resilience in high risk youth
(2009)The following study aimed to explore the development of resilience within male youth, despite exposure to numerous factors traditionally classified as high-risk. The research focussed on the developmental process of six ... -
A fanonian study of the perceptions and experiences of transformation of administrative staff at the University of Cape Town’s health sciences
(2007)This qualitative study aims to use some of Frantz Fanon’s critical insights to explore how individuals within the Health Sciences Faculty at the UCT experienced change and perceived the transformation process instituted ... -
Father-son relationship quality and associated adolescent risks
(2010)International research over the past two decades has advanced knowledge in the study of fathers and the protective role they play in the prevention of adolescent risk behaviours. Studies have often investigated parental ... -
Female students’ experiences of power dynamics as reflected in the negotiation of condom use
(2008)In this study, the two most dominant sexual discourses were the male sexual drive discourse and the have/hold discourse. These discourses, together with traditional gender constructions, made condom negotiation difficult ... -
First-year students' perceptions of the influence of social integration on academic performance
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)During Apartheid, South African education policies were largely based on a system of racial segregation, resulting in unequal educational opportunities between black and white students. Current education policies centred ... -
A Foucauldian discourse analysis of South African women's experience of involuntary childlessness
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)As a consequence of positioning women within the dominant gender role of motherhood, the inability to have a child has exposed women, and more notably women in Africa, to extreme social consequences that often violate their ... -
Gender differences in mood and anxiety disorders: patterns of diagnosis amongst patients admitted to Western Cape psychiatric hospitals
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)Research studies have consistently shown that gender impacts on psychiatric diagnosis. Different prevalence rates and patterns of mental illness have been shown to exist amongst men and women. Research based on both ... -
Health professionals’ perceptions of the curative factors needed in the treatment of sexual offenders
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The high statistics of rape in South Africa and the increasing percentage of sexual offenders in correctional services beseech urgent intervention with this population. Very little is known about the clinical reasoning ... -
Hegemonic masculinity and intimate partner abuse: A qualitative psychological study.
(University of Western Cape, 2002)The year 1994 has important historical meaning for South African citizens. The 1994 election marked the beginning of a new nation and a time of freedom and democracy. As part of the change to a democratic society, the ... -
Hiv and Aids stigma, contact and indirect exposure to persons living with HIV amongst health care workers in Cape Town Metropole
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The appeal of Allport's Contact Hypothesis lies in the simplicity of its core principle, which holds that contact between different groups may serve to reduce prejudices. Contact needs to meet key conditions, i.e. equal ... -
HIV/AIDS Stigma: an investigation into the perspectives and expereinces of people living with HIV/AIDS
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)People's attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS remain a major community challenge. There is a need to generate a climate of understanding, compassion and dignity in which people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) will ...