Browsing Magister Psychologiae - MPsych (Psychology) by Author "Isaacs, Serena"
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Adolescents’ perceptions and understandings of the risk and protective factors related to community violence exposure in a low- income community in Cape Town
Larke, Christelle (University of the Western Cape, 2014)There is widespread evidence that exposure to community violence is escalating at an alarming rate, not only in South Africa, but worldwide. The literature indicates that the cohort affected is primarily children and ... -
An evaluation of the family resilience strengthening Programme on family members from a rural community on the West Coast, South Africa
Hutson, Amanda Jessica (University of the Western Cape, 2024)A community-based, Family Resilience Strengthening Programme was developed for implementation within a rural community along the West Coast of South Africa. The aim of this research was to evaluate the impact and the ... -
An exploration into the perceptions of parents on their adolescent child’s sense of safety and future aspirations in a community characterised by violence
Butler, Letitia (University of Western Cape, 2020)Community violence has been found to have profound negative effects on the lives of those exposed to it daily. The victims often tend to be adolescents, who, while striving for a better future, are often quite vulnerable ... -
Exploring adolescents’ perceptions of the influence of substance abuse on community violence within a Cape flats community
Khan, Gadija (2013)Community violence and substance abuse are equally omnipresent social problems that are characteristic of South African communities. The pervasive nature of these social ills is evident in the astonishingly high prevalence ... -
The external validity of South African substance use contextual risk instrument: predictive validity
Bester, Kyle John (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 associated with substance use among university students in South Africa: Implications for prevention
Blows, Stacey (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 ...