• Empowerment of young adults in a disadvantaged community to improve mental health among their peers 

  Hadebe, Nqobile (University of Pretoria, 2024-04)

  In the absence of appropriate mental health services in disadvantaged communities with many social challenges, such as Mamelodi, South Africa, young adults with a passion to help others were empowered for civic engagement ...
• Exploring the perceptions of a group of South African educators who participated in a social and emotional learning intervention 

  Ndou, Mudalo (University of Pretoria, 2024-04)

  Educators form the backbone of learner development and growth. With advances in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) interventions in educational settings internationally, understanding the perceptions of educators as to ...
• Exploring lived experiences and coping strategies employed by black women in the SANDF post deployment-related trauma 

  Ntuli, Sihle (University of Pretoria, 2023-12-04)

  Soldiers encounter traumatic events during deployment that can have negative consequences on their mental and physical well-being. However, there is dearth of research studies that focuses on coping with trauma amongst the ...
• An exploration of the relationship between childhood emotional neglect and self-compassion and cognitive emotion regulation in adults 

  Sturdee, Trevor James (University of Pretoria, 2024-07-19)

  This study explored the relationship between childhood emotional neglect and levels of self-compassion and cognitive emotional regulation strategies utilised in adulthood, in a largely South African sample. Neglect is one ...
• The relationship between resilience, anxiety and depression among university students 

  Manzini, Sello Dacious (University of Pretoria, 2024-04)

  The global increase in mental health issues among university students, particularly their heightened vulnerability to anxiety and depression, underscores the need for more research on the mental health issues that are ...
• Exploring how women basketball players experience their gendered status within the sport: an auto-photographic study 

  Meyerkort, Alika Kirsten (University of Pretoria, 2024-05-17)

  Gender inequality in sports is a pervasive issue that transcends geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic boundaries. It is perhaps most pronounced in competitive sporting disciplines that have been historically dominated ...
• Consensually non-monogamous gay men's experiences of stigma within the gay community in South Africa 

  Erasmus, Liam Pieter (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-08)

  Considerable research has explored the practice of consensual non-monogamy (CNM) as an alternative relationship configuration, and such research has had a large focus on the ways in which CNM and those who engage in it may ...
• Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa 

  Mukhwathi, Tina (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Both local and international research has demonstrated that the early years of a child’s life are crucial for development. Yet, in South Africa, there is limited research centred on Early Childhood Development (ECD) ...
• Health literacy amongst an undergraduate university student population : a comparative study 

  Venter, Cornelia Catharina Hendrina (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-14)

  The transition from adolescence to young adulthood, particularly during the undergraduate years, is a critical period for the development of long-term health behaviours. As students begin to take responsibility for their ...
• Career maturity, awareness, and planning of honours psychology students : a phenomenological approach 

  Lecage, Zanele Zoleka (University of Pretoria, 2023-08)

  Career choice has been identified as one factor influencing an individual’s employability. The ability for individuals to deal with career-related challenges requires career maturity, career awareness and appropriate career ...
• The role of gender in the relationship between hope and primal beliefs 

  Meyer, Matson (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Against the background of positive psychology, this study examines two conceptualisations of hope, namely dispositional hope and perceived hope, and their possible relationship with individual world beliefs (primal beliefs ...
• Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng 

  Rajab, Pakeezah (University of Pretoria, 2023-09-04)

  The thesis investigates the unique contribution of study orientations and personality traits in influencing mathematics performance, whilst accounting for fluid intelligence. It was found that all study orientations – study ...
• Teaching through life's challenges – development and implementation of a stress- management intervention to enhance the psychological well-being of primary school teachers in Mamelodi 

  Khotlele, Esther Puleng (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-30)

  Teachers play an important role in children’s development. They have various roles and responsibilities in the school system that can contribute to the experience of stress and negative emotional reactions. The psychosocial ...
• Resilience and coping mechanisms of homeless people 

  Griffiths, Esther (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-02)

  Homelessness affects millions of people worldwide, including in South Africa, and poses daily challenges impacting the physical and psychological well-being of those affected. This study sought to identify crucial processes ...
• Student perceptions of emergency remote teaching and learning at a South African university 

  McCallum, Nicole (University of Pretoria, 2024-01-31)

  Towards the end of 2019, China reported a case of unknown pneumonia to the World Health Organization (WHO), and in response, on the 11th of March 2020, they classified COVID-19 a pandemic, prohibiting the movement of people ...
• An interpretative phenomenological study of policewomen’s experiences of policing child abuse 

  Luijk, Armand (University of Pretoria, 2023-08-31)

  This research investigates the roles and challenges faced by policewomen in child abuse investigations, focusing on their experiences. This research delves into the global and local context of child protection work. It ...
• Digital gaming and students’ psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic : an exploratory study 

  Frank, Melissa (University of Pretoria, 2023-10-31)

  The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on global wellbeing. The transition from in-person to online learning, COVID-19-related health issues, social restrictions, anxieties surrounding the wellbeing of loved ones, ...
• Quality of life and well-being in a South African mining sector : exploring a general construct 

  Bielfeld, Ruth Irene (University of Pretoria, 2023-03)

  Numerous studies have focused on the overlap between subjective, psychological, and social well-being. However, very little research has explored the overlap of well-being and quality of life despite considerable overlap ...
• A narrative approach to exploring the life experiences of female and male offenders of child sexual abuse in South Africa 

  Balwanth, Karmini (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Child sexual abuse is a widespread crisis that has lasting detrimental effects on the victims, offenders, and the systems in which they exist. The risk factors associated with child sexual offending, such as poverty and ...
• Technologically-assisted interventions in neurological and psychological applied disciplines in South Africa : a scoping review 

  Eardley, Luyanda Kimberly (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Technologically-assisted interventions are evolving modern tools in the field of healthcare that have had international success in the treatment of pervasive psychological disorders. They have also been used successfully ...

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