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Perceptions of clinical psychologists working in low income, high violence communities in Cape Town: Exploring the link between infant-caregiver attachment and the development of internalizing problems in children
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Given that numerous research studies have established the important role that attachment plays in the development of internalizing disorders in children, it is important to ensure that the clinical psychologists working ...
Adolescents’ perceptions and understandings of the risk and protective factors related to community violence exposure in a low- income community in Cape Town
(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 ...
The psychometric properties of the child PTSD checklist in a sample of treatment-seeking children and adolescents from a youth stress clinic in the Western Cape
(2009)
Exposure to severe trauma and resulting PTSD affects individuals of all ages, cultures and geographical areas. Epidemiological surveys reveal that approximately one third of the general population is exposed to a traumatic ...
The influence of exposure to community violence on adolescents' sense of hope within a disadvantaged community in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Violent crime has proven to have profound negative effects, particularly on those living within communities where violence is a dominant feature. The victims often tend to be adolescents, who, while striving for a better ...
The perceptions of violence and its effects on the psychological well-being of primary school children
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The purpose of this research was to ascertain how children in lowrisk, middle to upper income areas perceive violence and their experience of it. It explores their exposure to violence and how this may affect their view ...
The perceptions and experiences of violence on children in children's homes
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study aimed at looking at children's perceptions of violence, exploring the experiences on child violence and lastly perceptions of children about intervention strategies in children's homes. The participants were ...
An explorative study of the influence of gang violence on the cognitions and behaviors of adolescents in a specific community within the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The subculture of gang violence has become a most feared phenomenon in many povertystricken communities in South Africa and especially in the Western Cape. The gang violence that is prevalent in these communities affects ...
Perceptions of gang violence in an Elsies River primary school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
No abstract available.
Youth and adolescents’ perceptions of violence in post-apartheid South Africa: A systematic review
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The history of South Africa is embedded in violence. This can be traced to the arrival of the
Dutch settlers in 1652, to the Afrikaner–nationalist ideology of apartheid, and finally into the
current dispensation of ...
Youth and adolescents' perception of violence in post-apartheid South Africa: A systematic review
(South African Journal of Higher Education, 2020)
The history of South Africa is embedded in violence. This can be traced to the arrival of the Dutch settlers in 1652, to the Afrikaner–nationalist ideology of apartheid, and finally into the current dispensation of democracy. ...