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dc.contributor.advisorAhmed, Rashid
dc.contributor.authorMokoena, Emily Matshedisa
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Psychology
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Community and Health Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-18T10:33:42Z
dc.date.available2011/05/11 08:56
dc.date.available2011/05/11
dc.date.available2013-09-18T10:33:42Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11394/2121
dc.descriptionMagister Psychologiae - MPsychen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study, located within the systems theory framework, recognises that resilience is multidimensional and multi determined and can be understood as the product of connections with, and between multiple systemic levels over time, and further understands that risks factors are seen as influences that occur at the individual, family, community and societal level. The quantitative study used a secondary analysis survey of data and utilised a sample of 281 students from UWC - 90 male and 190 female. In drawing from the literature the study examined the relationship between gender, Socioeconomic status (SES) and exposure to violence and resilience. Results of the factorial MANOVA indicate a statistically significant association between low SES and exposure to violence (p <0.05 = 0.036). There were no statistically significant results for the associations between gender and exposure to violence and resilience, as well as the association between SES and resilience. These results were contrary to what was predicted. The results of the present study suggest that in the South African context, both males and females have managed to find ways of coping when faced with adversity as well as being able to draw from their protective influences. It is also possible that the selected variables (gender and SES) may only be significant in relation to other variables. The limitations of the study were also discussed, and recommendations for future research were put forward.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic statusen_US
dc.subjectResilienceen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectExposure to violenceen_US
dc.subjectCommunity violenceen_US
dc.subjectProtective factorsen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectDisadvantaged backgrounden_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.subjectCopingen_US
dc.subjectApartheiden_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.titleAn investigation into the relationship between gender, socioeconomic status, exposure to violence and resilience in a sample of students at the University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa


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