Department of Psychology: Recent submissions
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Caregivers’ experiences of weaning their children from ADHD medication
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by levels of inattention and/or increased hyperactivity/impulsivity. Medications have been widely used as an effective ADHD ... -
Children’s experiences and perceptions of family and family resilience processes in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The family is the primary and most critical support and developmental system for children however, family challenges often prevent positive support and developmental assistance. Some families are able to manage their ... -
Exploring children’s resilience growing up in low socioeconomic, single-parent households: A systematic review
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been shown to affect children in many areas of life, including that of their overall resilience. Due to the distinctive socio-political history and diverse cultures in the South ... -
Translation of the Emotional Social Screening tool for School Readiness (E3SR) for preschoolers into Afrikaans: An equivalence and validation study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The Emotional Social Screening Tool for School Readiness (E3SR) was developed as a contextually sensitive and psychometrically sound measure to screen children’s emotional and social competencies. To broaden its use ... -
The negotiation of romantic relationships amongst gay male students in a Western Cape university
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Narratives of romantic relationships are intrinsically connected to the social context in which they develop. Forming relationships and embracing intimacy can be complex for gay male students in spaces that censure ... -
Establishing reliability and construct validity for the revised emotional social screening tool for school readiness (teacher’s form)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)School readiness assessments in South Africa are still predominantly focused on the assessment of cognitive skills, to the detriment of socio-emotional skills. In an attempt to bridge this gap, the Emotional Social ... -
A validation study of the elementary version of the questionnaire on teacher interaction in a sample of Mitchells Plain schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)The focus of this research is to validate the elementary version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI), adapted from the original high school version developed in the Netherlands, on a South African sample. The ... -
Discourses of love and relationship in the construction of a group of heterosexual, white Afrikaner women's sexuality
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)In South Africa, recent sex research which informs HIV prevention campaigns, has focussed almost exclusively on young people of colour, whilst the sexual experiences of older, white and specifically Afrikaner women have ... -
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 discourse analysis of South African women's experiences of infertility
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)For many women motherhood is central to their identity and this notion is highlighted in the predominate discourse of womanhood equals motherhood. In South Africa, motherhood is highly revered and respected. For childless ... -
Establishing a psychosocial and needs profile of first generation undergraduate students at an identified historically disadvantaged institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Following the dismantlement of the racial segregationist apartheid system and the establishment of a democratic republic, South Africa embarked on education policy reform that established a mandate to increase access to ... -
The relation between children’s environmental views and their subjective well-being across low and middle socio-economic status communities in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Subjective well-being (SWB) is conceptualised as a multidimensional concept that encompasses both cognitive and affective judgements and evaluations that people make about their lives. It comprises three main components, ... -
The perceptions of psychometric assessment amongst student psychologist and clinical training staff
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The aim of the present study was to explore the perceptions of psychometric assessment amongst student psychologist and clinical training staff. Clinical training for Psychologists has competence in psychological assessment ... -
Systematic review: Burnout and occupational stress in higher education employees
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Research findings indicated that the higher education sector is progressively experiencing occupational stress and burnout. There are many factors that contribute to the increase in stress and burnout, such as transformational ... -
Special needs adapted programme (snap): an evaluation study of the tutor training programme for early intervention facilitators with autistic children
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The research conducted was an evaluation study of a training programme for early intervention facilitators with autistic children. Autistic Disorder is a developmental disorder affecting sufferers in three primary areas: ... -
The influence of masculine and feminine orientation on attitudes to sexually coercive behaviour
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)The purpose of this study was to conduct a psychometric investigation of the Sexual Coercion Attitude Scale and to explore the impact of sex and of masculine and feminine orientation on attitudes towards sexual coercion ... -
The experiences of women who encounter emotional or psychological abuse by their male partners
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Today, violence has become deeply entrenched in South African society. As such, it is not surprising to witness the widespread abuse against women. A review of the literature shows that research on men abusing women had ... -
Perceptions of commercial sex workers about the risk of drug use in HIV infection
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study investigated the perceptions of commercial sex workers about the risk of drug use in HIV infection. The aim of this study was to determine whether drug use is a c~ factor for an increased HIV infection risk. ... -
An exploratory study on how the socio-cultural environment is inter-related to the body -image perception of anorexic and bulimic women
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The study is a qualitative exploration on how women who suffer from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa feel their socio-cultural environment has influenced their body-size and body-shape perception. The study is motivated ... -
Child Sexual Abuse: An Epidemiological Study At The Child and Family Unit - Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)Across international and local epidemiological studies of child sexual abuse, two aspects of the literature have remained empirically consistent. Many more girls are sexually abused than boys and most perpetrators are male. ...