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Theses and Dissertations (Psychology): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This study conducted a Systematic Literature Review to investigate the available knowledge that explores fluid intelligence using Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices in contexts where the quality of education may influence ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-03)Places of work demand a great deal from individuals, and as such, are often associated with pressures which reduce their well-being. Teachers, particularly those teaching in rural schools, are not spared such challenges. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Losing a child to suicide is a traumatic experience that any mother can go through. It is considered the worst stressor that may create significant changes in the mother’s life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The HI- virus continues to spread globally and remains an outcry in the international community and a burden disease in South Africa. The influence and presence of HIV activists in the community positively contributes to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-07)Gender-based violence (GBV) is a general term used to capture violence that is directed at an individual based on their biological sex, gender identity, or adherence to socially constructed norms of masculinity or femininity, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The available literature indicates a need for research on the intersectionality of gender, sexuality, and culture in South Africa. This study attempted to fill the gap in the existing literature by exploring Xhosa men’s ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Stress is an ever-increasing feature of daily life. Particularly, repeated exposures to acute stress can result in multiple poor psychophysiological outcomes. These multiple poor outcomes can be operationalised as chronic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-11)Research indicates that weight loss surgery (WLS) is the most effective and cost-effective treatment for obesity and weight-related comorbidities. However, twenty percent of individuals who have undergone WLS are not deemed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Society has become cynical about the institution of marriage because so many marriages end in failure. Recent statistics compiled in South Africa indicate a decline in registered marriages and an increase in divorce cases ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Despite the clinical and academic prominence of Attachment Theory, there is scant research aiming to explore its value for infants on the spectrum of Developmental Delays and their caregivers. In low resource settings such ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Mental health issues such as psychological distress are widespread among university students throughout the world, including South Africa. Chatbot mental health apps such as Woebot that employ artificial intelligence ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The aim of this study was to critically engage with my personal reflections to explore my sense of belonging in the gay community and how this belonging shaped and influenced my self-acceptance after having experienced ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)When a university fee increase was announced at the end of 2015, students from across the country started protesting against the increase. At the end of 2016, they again embarked on protests after the fee increase announcement. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)There is an increasing body of literature on the phenomenon of Black Tax in Africa and beyond. However, there is a paucity of systematic research on the phenomenon in South Africa. This dissertation is an endeavour to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Despite the high prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs), utilisation of treatment services remains low. This study sought to explore and measure treatment barriers in order to gain knowledge and an understanding of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-12)This study investigated the relationship between life adversities, traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth in a sample of 300 high school learners, in Limpopo Province in South Africa, between the ages of 13 and 21 years ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-01-31)The policing occupation is viewed and known globally as extremely high-risk and stressful work. The South African police context is characterised by high crime rates and constant organisational transformation that admittedly ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-12)The individual’s ability to cope and thrive in a demanding military environment is of crucial importance as mission success might be dependent thereon. Literature from the military and sport environments indicates numerous ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)South African Indians endured a unique history related to the historical trauma of slavery and displacement. However, there is still a paucity of trauma related research conducted amongst individuals of Indian descent. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-10)Depression is known to be one of the most common mental health disorders, which, if severe, may predispose sufferers to suicidal ideations as well as suicidal attempts. There are approximately 804 000 completed suicides ...
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