• The predictive value of study orientations on mathematics performance in South African Grade 9 learners 

  Rajab, Pakeezah; Motileng, Benny (AOSIS, 2024-09-10)

  Mathematics achievement is core to South Africa’s readiness for digital innovation, yet current pass rates in this subject are below the global average. Simply attributing mathematics performance to intelligence does not ...
• Intersections of racist identification, love, and guilt : on the vicissitudes of colonial masochism 

  Hook, Derek (Black, African and Asian Therapy Network, 2024-11-21)

  In a short yet dense section of Black Skin White Masks, Frantz Fanon tackles an unexpected topic, namely that of how, within colonial contexts, white subjects might enjoy or fantasize scenes involving their own humiliation ...
• Psychosocial factors account for a proportion of the difference in cognitive performance between persons with and without HIV 

  Dreyer, Anna Jane; Le Roux, Celine; Thomas, Kevin G.F.; Sabin, Caroline A.; Winston, Alan; Khoo, Saye; Joska, John A.; Nightingale, Sam (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2025-03)

  OBJECTIVE : To investigate whether psychosocial factors account for a proportion of the difference in cognitive performance between persons with and without HIV. DESIGN : Cross-sectional study of 273 participants (178 ...
• Positive psychology constructs associated with academic success in South African secondary schools : a scoping review 

  Naidoo, Liezel; Guse, Tharina (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2024)

  In the South African education system, there is consistent concern about academic success and how it can be supported. Using a positive psychology lens could add additional insight on aspects of positive psychological ...
• Exploring factors that influence students' career decision making at a South African university 

  Fernandes, Maria Rosa; Rawatlal, Kamilla V. (AOSIS, 2024-02)

  BACKGROUND: Student career decision-making has attracted research attention in the last two decades especially when it comes to choosing tertiary education. Exploring current experiences that influence undergraduate ...
• A HeartMath intervention, focusing on coherence, resilience and faith, following a trauma 

  Edwards, David John; Dreyer, Yolanda; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus) (AOSIS, 2024-02-27)

  Traumatic experiences can have an impact on faith. HeartMath, which focuses on coherence and resilience, is one approach utilised to help overcome traumatic experiences. This study focused on a HeartMath intervention, ...
• Exploring treatment barriers on the use of crystal methamphetamine among young people in Harare, Zimbabwe 

  Nyashanu, Mathew; Brown, Michael; Nyashanu, Tichaenzana; Frost, Diana (Taylor and Francis, 2024-02-15)

  BACKGROUND : Substance misuse among young people is one of the most public concerns in global health. This study set out to explore treatment barriers and abstinence paradigm among young people. METHODOLOGY : This study ...
• Computerised adaptive method for assessing university undergraduates’ mental well-being within an African context : an open-source set-up with Concerto 

  Oladele, Jumoke Iyabode (Elsevier, 2025-06)

  This research presents the development of a computerised adaptive testing system for assessing university undergraduates' mental health in an African setting. An item pool of 375 items that reflect eight sub-constructs of ...
• Fisting subjectivity : narratives of sexual subjectivity among gay fist-fuckers 

  Martin, Jarred H. (Taylor and Francis, 2024-04-17)

  Studies of sexuality have long been interested in understanding the construction of sexual subjectivity, especially amongst people whose participation in more nonnormative and kinkier forms of sex/uality have been ...
• Preparing to play : a thematic analysis of bottom training in gay men's fist-play 

  Martin, Jarred H. (Taylor and Francis, 2025)

  Anal fisting amongst gay men has been characterised as a risky form of sexual play, particularly for the bottoming (receptive) playmate. This view may be over simplistic and fail to recognise how fist-bottoms ready ...
• Drug addiction and marital conflicts : exploring the experiences of drug-addicted wives in Abuja, Nigeria 

  Abdullahi, Ali Arazeem; Abidemi, Olagunju R.; Ntozini, Anathi (Wiley, 2024)

  Recent studies have shown that women now abuse drugs as much as men. Women even abuse certain kinds of drugs more than men. There is strong evidence that some married women also engage in drug abuse. However, few studies ...
• When the rainbow is bittersweet : reflections on being queer and Indian in Durban 

  O’Connell, Siona; Ghosh, Debjyoti; Reddy, Vasu (Lectito, 2024)

  South Africa is one of the few countries in Africa that no longer criminalises same-sex sexual activity, and the only one to recognise same-sex marriage under the legal system. Yet, at the same time, several groups in the ...
• A literature review of health and mental well-being indicators and its assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa (2014-2022) 

  Oladele, Jumoke Iyabode; Guse, Tharina; Owolabi, Henry O. (Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, 2024-03-01)

  BACKGROUND : Multiple factors shape health and mental well-being (MWB). These factors are considered indicators for a holistic assessment of the well-being construct. Analyzing existing literature on indicators related ...
• Exploring the experiences of stigma among South African gay men who practice consensual nonmonogamy 

  Erasmus, Liam P; Martin, Jarred H. (Sage, 2024)

  Consensual nonmonogamy (CNM) refers to an intimate relationship arrangement in which all the parties involved consent to having multiple romantic or sexual partners simultaneously, with the full knowledge and agreement of ...
• Perceptions of care and perceived discrimination : a qualitative assessment of adults living with sickle cell disease 

  Crusto, Cindy A.; Kaufman, Joy S.; Harvanek, Zachary M.; Nelson, Christina; Forray, Ariadna (Springer, 2024)

  Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health concern with significant associated economic costs. Although the disease affects all ethnic groups, about 90% of individuals living with sickle cell disease in the USA are ...
• Personality and interpersonal influence : low adjustment and low competitiveness is associated with low assertiveness 

  Furnham, Adrian; Cuppello, Stephen; Semmelink, David Sanele (Sage, 2024)

  This study examined the relationship between personality and interpersonal assertiveness styles, an important and neglected topic. In all, 396 working adults completed a six-factor personality test measuring work-related ...
• Exploring South African Indian men’s understanding of depression 

  Sithambaram, Vashnie; Wagner, Claire; Cassimjee, Nafisa (AOSIS, 2024-10-07)

  BACKGROUND : Depression is reported as one of the most common mental disorders. Research on Indian men’s understandings of depression is limited. AIM : The authors aimed to explore South African Indian men’s understanding ...
• An exploration of the relational well-being of African international students at a South African university 

  Letsoalo, Tshireletso Shawnell; Chigeza, Shingairai; Fadiji, Angelina Wilson (Stellenbosch University, 2024-08)

  International students are susceptible to threats to their well-being, as their immigrant status in host societies exposes them to unique challenges such as language difficulties, cultural differences, social isolation, ...
• The role of the Eagala model in promoting psychological wellbeing in adolescents : a mixed-methods approach 

  Coetzee, Nicoleen; Boyce, Sharon Doris; Masenge, Andries (Brill Academic Publishers, 2022-06)

  The aim of the study was to determine if the Eagala model, an equine-assisted intervention, would enhance the psychological wellbeing of adolescents living in a township in South Africa. An embedded mixed-methods research ...
• Cumulative trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress symptoms among older adults in South Africa : does post-traumatic growth moderate this link? 

  Matamela, Nyambeni A.; Wyatt, Gail; Oduntan, Yemisi; Johnson, Cameron Dale (Routledge, 2024)

  The study explored the interplay between PTG and PTSS in older South African adults exposed to trauma. A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed. 195 participants from a low-resourced setting in South Africa were ...

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