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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Psychology) by Type "Mini Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)In an effort to gain more insight into the subjective experience of recovery, and provide a platform for their voices to be heard, this research endeavour focuses on the storied-experiences of recovering addicts as conveyed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Objective: Academic stress and alcohol use accompany the transition from secondary to tertiary education for some university students and are associated with a variety of negative outcomes. Although a dearth of research ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Adolescent substance abuse is not only a significant burden on the abusing individuals, but also on their families, particularly their parents. The study explored the experiences of parents of substance-abusing adolescents. ...
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Adolescents’ experiences following a group-based intervention for at risk youth exposed to violence (University of Pretoria, 2020)South Africa has amongst the highest rates of violence in the world. Research has revealed that school-aged children who are exposed to family and community violence present with a greater frequency of internalising and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)In South Africa, 1 in 3 people experience mental illness during their lifetime, at least 1 in 10 non-natural deaths are due to suicide, and poverty, crime, and HIV are common local psychosocial stressors. Despite this, it ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The purpose of this research study was to explore the dual career experiences of the TuksSport High School learner-athlete. Adolescent learner-athletes who had all transitioned from disadvantaged communities into the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The choice to procrastinate continues to perplex researchers and procrastinators alike. Previous research has assumed that the behaviour is paradoxical and therefore researchers have searched for answers to this paradox. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Research indicates that some personality disorders such as antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and certain personality traits, such as the Dark Tetrad personality traits; namely, psychopathy, sadism, narcissism, and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)In this phenomenological study, the experiences of an art therapist and her client are described and explored with a specific reference to the multicultural community clinic context in South Africa. The focus of this study ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Research in the field of personality and prejudice, particularly heterosexual individuals prejudicial attitudes towards transgender people, remains limited within the South African context. The present study investigated ...
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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, 2020)While psychotherapy constitutes psychologists’ primary form of intervention, psychotherapy research has evidenced a dearth of qualitative data surrounding the practise of psychotherapy as experienced from the perspective ...
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Black peoples' experiences of the 'rainbow nation' and reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa (University of Pretoria, 2019)After the abolition of apartheid, a process of healing and reconciliation was initiated in order for South Africa to move forward, grow and prosper. However, 25 years into democracy there is seemingly a lack of resolution. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is defined as a preoccupation with one or more perceived flaws in appearance which are either not observable or appear only slight to others. This preoccupation is associated with significant ...
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Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample (University of Pretoria, 2018)Introduction: The increased prevalence and incidence rates of weight related problems have become a serious public health problem in many developing countries such as South Africa. Research has found that the statistical ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Successful change is dependent on the community’s ability to adapt and adjust to new conditions. For this reason community capacity to change is a fundamental concept within the theory and practice of community development. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)The research study, Caught between Christianity and the hard rock: A narrative study, presents, explores and discusses the stories of Christian hard rock musicians from a predetermined Christian hard rock band, comprising ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Background: Although self-objectification theory has been applied to men, it has yielded mixed results. Self-objectification is linked to a range of negative psychological outcomes including body esteem problems. Objective: ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This research study presents an exploration of revenge fantasies that occur as a response to the trauma that is brought about by bullying. There is a lack of literature specifically related to this field of inquiry. ...
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Cognitive Vulnerability-Stress Model in predicting depressive symptoms amongst university students (University of Pretoria, 2016)With the global and local incidence rates of depression and suicide being rapidly on the rise, efforts in research to identify casual factors which increase an individual’s vulnerability to depression have been widely ...
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